Alexander’s Cavalry Charge at Chaeronea, 338 BCE.
By Matthew A. Sears and Carolyn Willekes
Abstract: The Battle of Chaeronea, fought in 338 BCE between Philip of Macedon and the Greek city-states, is known only from meager literary evidence and a few archaeological finds. For decades, scholars had reconstructed the battle to include a cavalry charge led by Philip’s eighteen-year-old son, the future Alexander the Great. More recently, this cavalry charge has been called into question, primarily because of the supposed maxim that cavalry will not trample disciplined infantry. A reconsideration of the evidence, however, including skeletal remains from the battle and studies of equine behavior, suggests that Alexander’s charge was feasible.
Article in Journal of Military History. Oct 2016, Vol. 80 Issue 4, pg. 1017-1035.