May 326 BCE · Asia
Battle of the Hydaspes
In 326 BCE, on the Hydaspes River in Punjab, Alexander met King Porus, whose army included war elephants. The river crossing is the easternmost of Alexander’s great field battles.
Commanders
- Alexander III of Macedon · General
- Date
- May 326 BCE
- Place
- Jhelum River · Pakistan · India
- Region
- Asia