The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c14.42

c14.42

If the Jalālpur theory be given up, and Alexander's camp be located at or near Jihlam, all topographical difficulties disappear. Alexander's march by night is then seen to have taken place at a moderate distance from the bank of the river, in a direction nearly parallel to the stream, and to have been directed to a point situated at a 'remarkable bend' of the river, distant from the supposed position of his camp about 13 or 14 miles in a direct line, which distance might well be estimated as 17 miles for marching purposes, if the route actually taken were slightly circuitous. It is, of course, impossible to define either the exact site of Alexander's camp or the precise spot where the army embarked on its perilous passage, and it is quite possible that 2 or 3 miles should be added to the approximate distance indicated by General Abbott's map.