Battle of Gaza (312 BC)

Battle of Gaza (312 BC)

Infobox Military Conflict


caption=
conflict=Battle of Gaza
partof=the Third war of the Diadochi
date=312 BC
place=Gaza
result=Ptolemaic victory
combatant1=Ptolemy I of Egypt
combatant2=Demetrius I of Macedon
commander1=Ptolemy I of Egypt, Seleucus I Nicator
commander2=Demetrius I of Macedon
strength1=18,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry
strength2=12,500 infantry, 4,400 cavalry, 43 war elephants
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=500 killed, 8,000 captured, 43 war elephants

The Battle of Gaza was a battle of the Third war of the Diadochi between Ptolemy (satrap of Egypt) and Demetrius (son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus).

Ptolemy launched an invasion of Syria. With 18,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry he arrived to Gaza in early 312 BC.

Demetrius decided to offer him battle, but was routed; losing 500 men killed, a further 8,000 taken prisoner, and losing all his elephants. He retreated to Tripolis in Phoenicia.

Demetrius:
*left wing: 2,900 cavalry, 1,500 light infantry and 30 war elephants under Demetrius command
*center: 11,000 infantry phalanx and 13 elephants
*right wing: 1,500 cavalry

Ptolemy:
*left wing: 3,000 cavalry
*center: 18,000 phalanx
*right wing: 1,000 cavalry

External links

* [http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~warfare/Lectures/lect14.html Lecture Notes for Week Fourteen]

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