Siege of Halicarnassus (333 BC)

Siege of Halicarnassus (Macedonia & Hellenic League vs Achaemenid Empire) took place in 333 BC during Wars of Alexander the Great.

Battle facts

• Year: 333 BC
• Date: -0333-01-0
• Era: Classical
• Conflict: Wars of Alexander the Great
• Side A: Macedonia, Hellenic League
• Side B: Achaemenid Empire
• Commanders (A): Alexander the Great
• Commanders (B): Orontobates, Memnon of Rhodes
• Casualties: approx. 16170
• Outcome: Macedonian victory
• Coordinates: 37.038°, 27.424°

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