<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Battle of Granicus </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Battle of the Granicus River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> May, 334 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Granicus River, Troad region, Hellespontine Phrygia, Achaemenid Empire (modern - day Biga Çayı, Turkey) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Macedonian victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Alexander attains half of Asia Minor </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedon League of Corinth </Td> <Td> <P> Achaemenid Empire </P> <Ul> <Li> Satrapies of Asia Minor </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alexander the Great Parmenion Cleitus the Black Hephaestion Calas Hegelochus Ptolemy </Td> <Td> Arsames Rheomithres Niphates † Petenes † Spithridates † Mithrobuzanes † Arbupales † Mithridates † Pharnaces † Omares † Arsites † Rhoesaces † Memnon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32,000 infantry (12,000 Macedonians, 7,000 other Greeks, 5,000 mercenaries, 7,000 Odrysians, Triballians and Illyrians, and 1,000 archers) 5,100 cavalry (1,800 Macedonians, 1,800 Thessalians, 600 other Greeks, and 900 Thracians and Paeonians) Total: 37,100 </Td> <Td> 10,000 - 20,000 cavalry 5,000 - 20,000 Greek hoplite mercenaries Total: 20,000 - 40,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 300 to 400 killed 1,150--1,380 to 3,500--4,200 wounded </Td> <Td> 3,000 infantry killed 1,000 cavalry killed 2,000 captured </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Battle of Granicus </Th> </Tr>

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