Throughout history, there has been great military leaders come and go. Although, one of the most well-known conquerors is Alexander the Great. Many people thought he was a good leader and a good king. However, the people he conquered think otherwise. The people who supported him say he was compassionate towards others.
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This story truly shows how technical Alexanders strategies were. He found the perfect time and place to go through with his plans making sure he would succeed and he always did. A remarkable leader should be able to get his army out of sticky situation as Alexander did here. Another example of Alexander using his brainpower to succeed is this map that shows the routs he and his army took. It also exhibits the few battles fought by Alexander and the massive amount of territory he gained (Doc A).
Madelyn Youtsey Mr... Caros/Mr. Bishop Western Civ. I/Composition 31 March 2023 The Legacy and Military Prowess of Alexander the Great Many conquerors have earned kleos, have built magnanimous empires, and had their name carved into stone like Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon but one of the most famous and influential conquerors was Alexander the Great.
This close relationship causes these soldiers to be courageous and
One of the greatest conquistadors in history was Alexander III of Macedon, also known as Alexander the Great. Behind his accomplishments of taking down the dominant Persia and the mighty Egypt, stands a leader who is confident, driven, a risk taker, a great communicator, and is both tactically and technically proficient. Alexander the Great is a prime example of the army’s definition of an adaptive leader. The young conqueror began his path to becoming a leader when he took over his father’s kingdom at the age of sixteen.
Alexander met his first fierce enemy at the Granicus River, he used tactics like Phalanx and siege warfare to win battles. He and his army travelled around 7000 miles from Macedonia to Egypt and to the Hynapses River in India. Alexander was a genius when it came to war tactics such as when he and his army needed to cross the Hydaspes River without losing many of his troops. So he devised a plan to go up and down the river making noise that sounded like he was preparing for an attack but wouldn’t, but when he finally did attack the enemy had left their guard down making it an easy victory. (Doc A)
A good leader should be humble, gracious, and thankful, but Alexander, on the other hand, was egotistical, conceited, and showed almost no gratitude to his
Alexander’s military brilliance was unquestionable. He was a leader invincible in both, siege warfare and set battles. In addition to that, his intelligence and communications skills were immaculate. The Roman historian Arrian, in his account Alexander Puts Down a Mutiny, explains Alexander’s ability of communication and leadership skills, “[M]arching out from a country too poor to maintain you decently, [I] laid open for you at a blow, and in spite of Persia’s naval supremacy, the gates of the Hellespont. My cavalry crushed the satraps of Darius, and I added all Ionia and Aeolia, the two Phrygias and Lydia to your empire….
Alexander was successful as a leader. While being a leader, you have to think of the way others feel and not just your personal needs. “... Alexander with a word of thanks for the gift, took the helmet and in full view of his troops, poured it on the ground”(Document D). The text
Alexander of Macedon was a great leader, and expanded his influence across multiple lands, including Greece and Persian ruled Egypt. A lot of the time, he used military force to gain control of a new place. He is called Alexander the Great, but to those he conquered, he most likely doesn’t seem that “great”. Despite the fact that Alexander of Macedon used a lot of military force to gain control of new places, he was still a great leader. Alexander gave gave his enemies a chance to surrender to him before attaching them.
In order to galvanize a large army, a leader must primarily be passionate and convinced in himself. These attributes surely describe Alexander the Great adequately. During
Alexander was fearless of what other leaders could have done to him and his men, he was so fearless he even stood on the front line with his men, unlike today when the leaders sit back in safe zones while their men die for their
I focus on the challenge that his father Phillip left him. "Philip and his friends looked on at first in silence and anxiety for the result, till seeing him turn at the end of his career, and come back rejoicing and triumphing for what he had performed, they all burst out into acclamations of applause; and his father shedding tears, it is said, for joy, kissed him as he came down from his horse, and in his transport said, 'O my son, look thee out a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee' " (Alex. 6.8.). He was lead to believe that the cause of His life was to be the greatest leader and conqueror of all time. Alexander the Great's legacy is both far reaching and profound.
Spencer observes, "What moved his men was Alexander's leadership. He brought victories repeatedly despite the odds, but also shared their hardships and was often in the thick of the fighting” (Spencer). Rather than remaining detached or distant, he actively immersed himself in the warfare, sharing the same experiences as his men, enabling him to possess a greater level of empathy than other rivaling leaders. This unwavering commitment to his soldiers fostered mutual respect and trust, as Wasson notes, "Alexander had the respect of his men and never betrayed their trust as he fought next to them, ate with them, and refused to drink water when there wasn't enough for all” (Wasson). Such acts of selflessness created an unbreakable bond between Alexander and his soldiers, solidifying their loyalty and willingness to follow him to the ends of the earth.
