Mallian campaign

Mallian campaign
	Part of the Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
	; Alexander's Indian conquests, with the Mallian campaign at the confluence of the Hydraotis and the Hydaspes
Date	November 326 – February 325 BC
Location	Punjab region30°42′N 72°18′E / 30.700°N 72.300°E
Result	Macedonian victory
Belligerents
Macedon; League of Corinth	Mallians
Commanders and leaders
Alexander the Great (WIA); Hephaestion; Peithon; Craterus	Various
	Malli Location within South Asia

Alexander the Great

900km
559miles

15

Babylon

14

Malavas

13

Hydaspes

12

Cophen

11

Cyropolis

10

Persian Gate

9

Uxians

8

Gaugamela

7

Alexandria

6

Gaza

5

Tyre

4

Issus

3

Miletus

2

Granicus

1

Pella

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The Mallian campaign was conducted by Alexander the Great from November 326 to February 325 BC, against the Mallians of the Punjab. Alexander was defining the eastern limit of his power by marching down-river along the Hydaspes to the Acesines (now the Jhelum and Chenab), but the Malli and the Oxydraci combined to refuse passage through their territory. Alexander sought to prevent their forces meeting, and made a swift campaign against them which successfully pacified the region between the two rivers. Alexander was seriously injured during the course of the campaign, almost losing his life.