Alexander's Tactics After The Battle Of Gaugamela

Following the Battle of Gaugamela, Alexander planned on deploying the same tactics used against the Persians during the battle in Issus. In reply, his generals disagreed with repeating that tactic as it would put Alexander in danger, it would leave the left and center unit weaken against Persian, and purpose that Alexander take the fight towards Darius together with his army. Alexander opposed to his general’s idea as he was very firmed on his own belief and reassured his generals that if he is able to immediately take out Darius again like at Issus (Yenne 73). The battle would be over as his non-Persian soldiers would have no motives to fight any more if their ruler had abandoned them. Hence, Alexander and his army marched out onto Gaugamela
In the meantime while Alexander is occupied luring Darius’s cavalry out, the two forces marched towards each other and started a battle. In the midst of the battle it was without a doubt as how Alexander’s general had predicted; Alexander left and center army would be struggling against the Persians and their wagons that had spears pointing out of the wheels. The purpose of the wagons are counter against the phalanx 18 inch spears by having a heavy wagon ramming through the phalanx and sweep any soldiers caught in the spears sticking out of the rims (Yenne 76). While Alexander’s left and center army was struggling against the Persians wagons, Alexander had finally lured Darius’s cavalry long enough and hit a u-turn going forty-five degrees towards the center of the Persian army, where Darius was located in (Yenne 75). And miraculously for Alexander all goes well for him and Darius fell for Alexander same tactic a second time and was faced with Alexander and his cavalry charging toward him after a successful tactic by them. As Alexander charges straight at Darius the two meets eye in a closer distance than at Issus, Alexander throws a sphere in the direction of Darius only to miss
This infuriate Alexander because he wanted to face Darius himself, so he attempts to chase after Darius, but Darius was too long gone for Alexander to even catch up because Alexander would have to get through the rear army. Hence, Alexander was informed that his army was struggling against the Persian wagon and returns to aid his struggling army (Yenne 79). This victory at Gaugamela would mark the start of the reign of Alexander the Great as this victory will shortly after make him King of Persia as this battle would lead him to Persia’s capital, castle Persepolis, Babylonia, and Persian treasury. After Persia had lost at the Battle of Gaugamela, they were never able to recreate an army that was as vast as Gaugamela. In the same year, Alexander and his army continued marching forwards from Persepolis looking for Darius, but Alexander was too late and was never able to fight Darius face to face. At Caspian Gates Darius was left behind on a wagon and assassinated by his own bodyguard because they saw him as incompetent to lead Persia anymore, seeing this Alexander feels sorrow for Darius to be killed by his own men, he gave Darius a royal funeral, by burying him at the capital of persia, Persepolis, along with other previous kings of persia (Yenne