Alexander’s courageous attitude on the topic of military conquests assured him victory in almost every situation. No matter how stacked the odds were against him, Alexander the Great pulls through. We have seen his courage prevail throughout all his life: calming an unstable horse when he was young, moving his entire army across the Hellespont, and leading a powerful army across a surging river, all the while wearing an obvious white plume. Although some may disagree, Alexander’s style of commanding was not recklessness but a calculated risk of his life in the cause of a greater goal. He knew his men would follow him, because he had, overtime, created a bond between leader and soldier. This bond gives a common soldier courage; enough that an