FiWA

1st October 331 BCClimate: Dry
Season: Fall
No weather.

Attacker: Macedonians
Defender: Persians

Battlefield

The battlefield was clear and therefore no terrain is used in this scenario.

Armies & Deployment

In this scenario the armies must be deployed according to the original plan, i.e. left, right and centre commands must be deployed in that order next to each other.

In the original battle the Macedonians were outflanked on both sides. Therefore the Macedonian player may not deploy his troops within 600 paces (30 cm) of a short table edge.

See the sources listed below for two estimations for troops and numbers. I have used the ratio of approximately 500 infantry or cavalry/element, or 300 skirmishers/element.

The Army of Alexander the Great

Alexandrian Macedonian (Book 2, army 12.)
443 AP

Right Wing – Alexander

C-in-C – Reg Kn (F)
2000 Companion cavalry – 4 x Reg Kn (F)
1000 Promodroi – 3 x Reg LH (O)
2000 Agrianian & Illyrian javelinmen – 4 x Reg Ps (S), 2 x Irr Ps (S)
1000 Cretan & Macedonian archers – 3 x Reg Ps (O)
3000 Hypaspists – 6 x Reg Pk (S)
6700 Mercenary infantry – 10 x Reg Ax (O)

27,5 ee, demo 9,5

Centre – Kratenos and Koinos

Sub-general – Reg Pk (O)
12 000 Pezetairoi – 23 x Reg Pk (O)
5 000 Greek allied and mercenary infantry – 8 x Reg Sp (I)

32 ee, demo 11 ee

Left Wing – Parmenio

Sub-general – Reg Cv (O)
2000 Thessalian cavalry – 4 x Reg Cv (O)
1200 Mercenary cavalry – 2 x Reg Cv (I)
400 Odryssian cavalry – 2 x Irr LH (O)
1000 Thracian javelinmen – 3 x Irr Ps (S)
4500 Achaian and other mercenaries – 8 x Irr Sp (O)

18,5 ee, demo 6,5

Army total 78 ee, demo 39

The Army of Darius III

Later Achamenid Persian (Book 2, army 7.)
593 AP

Left – Bessos

Sub-general – Reg Cv (S)
3000 Saka & Bactrian cavalry – 5 x Irr Cv (S)
8000 Bactrian cavalry – 8 x Irr LH (S) & 6 x Irr Cv (O)
2000 Dahai & Arachosian cavalry – 6 x Irr LH (O)
6000 Persian, Susian & Kadusian cavalry – 8 x Irr Cv (I)
100 Scythed chariots – 2 x Irr Exp (O)

34 ee, demo 11,5

Centre – Darius

C-in-C – Reg Cv (O) (Chariot)
1000 Kinsmen cavalry – 2 x Reg Cv (O)
15 Indian Elephants – 1 x Irr El (O)
50 Scythed chariots – 1 x Irr Exp (O)
1000 Apple-bearers – 2 x Reg Sp (S)
3000 Greek mercenary hoplites – 6 x Reg Sp (O)
1000 Karian hoplites – 2 x Reg Sp (I)
1000 Mardian archers – 2 x Irr Bw (I)
1000 Indian cavalry – 2 x Irr Cv (I)
40 000 Persian infantry – 20 x Irr Hd (O)

28 ee, demo 9,5

Right – Mazaios

Sub-general – Reg Cv (O)
1500 Cappadocian cavalry – 2 x Irr Cv (O)
1500 Armenian cavalry – 3 x Irr Cv (S)
7000 Syrian, Sacesian, etc. cavalry – 12 x Irr Cv (I)
4000 Sakai & Parthian cavalry – 10 x Irr LH (F)
50 Scythed chariots – 1 x Irr Exp (O)

28 ee, demo 9,5

Army total 90 ee, demo 45 ee

Sources

http://www.societyofancients.com/downloads/pdf/BDgaugamela.pdf

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sarson/Gaugamela.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gaugamela