Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. (P) REG236 and heavily damaged a second

and heavily damaged a second

Original large antique book plate c

The image shows Lancaster AJ-L lining up for the attack on the Eder dam

Shown here during world war two operations

Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. (P) REG236 and heavily damaged a secondDHM1359P. Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. Flanked by his Companion heavy cavalry, Alexander, King of Macedon, led the charge which broke through the left wing of the Persian army, and forced Darius, the Great King, to flee the battlefield. Persian success against his own left wing forced him to delay his pursuit of the routed troops, but by the end of the day the battle was won, and the heart of the Persian