[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) › c12.44 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c12.44 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c12.44 - **Language:** English ### [c12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.44) The besieged, being more anxious to gain time for escape than to conclude a treaty, evacuated the rock during the night, and attempted to slip away unobserved in the darkness. But the unsleeping vigilance of Alexander detected the movement, and partially defeated their plans. Placing himself at the head of 700 picked men, he clambered up the cliff the moment the garrison began to retire and slew many. - [Previous: c12.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.43) - [Next: c12.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.45) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c12.44) · Pramāṇa