Alexander's army drives the Mallian defenders off the walls.

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Related Conflict :	Wars of Alexander The Great
Perpetrator (Person) :	Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Mallian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: retreat, Direct Consequence: losses
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Alexander 63.2Plutarch Alexander 63.2 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	India (India)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	4 B.C.
Year :	326 B.C.
Context :	war/military campaign siege
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Application :	throwing weapon
Long-Term Consequence :	injury
Original Text :	τοὺς μὲν γὰρ ἀνθρώπους βέλεσιν ἀπὸ τῶν τειχῶν ἀπεσκέδασε, πρῶτος δὲ διὰ κλίμακος τεθείσης ἀναβὰς ἐπὶ τ ὁ τεῖχος
Translation :	For after dispersing the inhabitants from the walls with missiles, he was the first to mount upon the wall by a scaling ladder,
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
Remark :	long-term consequence: Alexander is injured after he storms the wall on his own. This is mentioned in 63.3.
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