Ἀλεξάνδρου ἀνάβασις 6.7.2

6.7.2

καὶ αὐτὸς ὡς εἶχε ξυνδιαβὰς κατὰ τὸν αὐτὸν πόρον διώκων εἴχετο τῶν φθασάντων ἐς τὴν ἀποχώρησιν. καὶ πολλοὺς μὲν ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτῶν, τοὺς δὲ καὶ ζῶντας ἔλαβεν, οἱ πλείους δὲ κατέφυγον ἔς τι χωρίον ὀχυρὸν καὶ τετειχισμένον. Ἀλέξανδρος δέ, ὡς οἱ πεζοὶ ἀφίκοντο αὐτῷ, ἀποστέλλει ἐπὶ τούτους Πείθωνα τήν τε αὑτοῦ τάξιν ἔχοντα καὶ τῶν ἱππέων δύο ἱππαρχίας.

Alexander having dined and allowed his troops to rest till the first watch of the night, began to march forward, and having travelled a great distance in the night, arrived at the river Hydraotes at daybreak. There he learned that many of the Malloi had already crossed to the other bank, but he fell upon others who were in the act of crossing and slew many of them during the passage. He crossed the river along with them, just as he was, and by the same ford. He then closely pursued the fugitives who had outstripped him in their retreat. Many of these he slew and he captured others, but most of them escaped to a position of great natural strength which was also strongly fortified. But when the infantry came up with him, Alexander sent Peithon with his own brigade and two squadrons of cavalry against the fugitives. This detachment attacked the stronghold, captured it at the first assault, and made slaves of all who had fled into it, except, of course, those who had fallen in the attack. Then Peithon and his men, their task fulfilled, returned to the camp.