Battle of Thermopylae (323 BC)

Battle of Thermopylae
Part of Lamian War
Date 323 BC Location Thermopylae Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greek confederacy	Macedon
Commanders and leaders
Leosthenes	Antipater
Strength
	13,000 infantry 600 cavalry[1]

The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 323 BC between the Macedonians and a coalition of armies mostly from central Greece in the pass of Thermopylae during the Lamian War.

After Antipater received news of the Greek revolt, he sent messengers to Craterus and Philotas who were in Asia with an army of over 10,000 soldiers, to come to his aid.^[1] But receiving news of the progress of the rebellion and realizing that he couldn't wait for his reinforcements to arrive, he marched south to Thessaly with 13,000 foot soldiers and 600 horsemen,^[1] while he left Sippas in command of Macedon. But the Thessalians who in the beginning supported Macedon changed sides to the Greek alliance and Leosthenes forces, occupying the passes of Thermopylae, significantly outnumbered the Macedonians. Antipater was defeated and since he could not retreat because the Greeks had more cavalry than him, he shut himself in the city of Lamia where he was besieged.^[1]

References

1. Siculus, Diodorus. "12". Library. XVIII.