It was fought in 331 BC on October 1st, and this time it was just Darius III and his troops, against Alexander the Great and his troops. This time Alexander was not outnumbered in commanders, but Darius’ army was more than twice as large. While Alexander had about 47,000 troops, Darius had a massive 104,000 troops. The battle was fought in Tel Gomel (Gaugamela), which is near Mosul. Despite him being outnumbered in troops yet again, Alexander won a decisive victory over Darius. While Alexander only had about 1300 casualties, Darius lost about 47,000 men. This was a victory that led to the fall of the Persian empire, and gave Alexander control over half of Persia.
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