[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924) › c12.21 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c12.21 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c12.21 - **Language:** English ### [c12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.21) The Aspasians were finally routed in a second great battle, losing, it is said, more than 40,000 prisoners, and 230,000 oxen. The perfection of the arrangements by which Alexander maintained communication with his remote European base is strikingly illustrated by the fact that he selected the best and handsomest of the captured cattle, and sent them to Macedonia for use in agriculture. - [Previous: c12.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.20) - [Next: c12.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.22) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.21) · Pramāṇa