Defeat of Porus by Alexander the Great 326BC by Francois Louis Joseph Watteau.

DHM491. Defeat of Porus by Alexander the Great 326BC by Francois Louis Joseph Watteau.

Battle of Hydaspes. Porus had a very large army which included 200 war elephants. The battle saw a charge by the elephants, against the Macedonian forces, which began to look successful. Seeing this, Porus Cavalry charged, against Alexanders cavalry (in this period it was very unusual to have cavalry contact) The elephant charge began to falter and the battle edged towards victory for Alexander. Due to his admiration of Porus as a leader, Alexander granted him honourable terms and built an alliance with him. His army was not so fortunate, with 3,000 cavalry lost and 20,000 infantry killed.

Open edition print.

Image size 24 inches x 14 inches (61cm x 36cm)