Unlike several of his other major victories, this battle was not fought between Alexander and the Persians. Instead, it was fought between Alexander and the Indian king Porus. As the name suggests, it was fought near the Hydaspes River, in modern-day Pakistan. It was fought in May 325 BC. Alexander fought with his friend Craterus, against King Porus. In terms of troops, they were about evenly matched, although Alexander had the slight advantage. Alexander had about 41,000 men, while king Porus had about 35000 men, 1000 chariots, and 200 war elephants, the first time Alexander had faced them in battle. The elephants gored many, but Alexander was relentless in his drive for victory. It was another Macedonian victory, and Alexander only lost about 4300 men, while Porus lost about 23,000. This victory gave Alexander control of Punjab, which was a portion of land in modern day Pakistan.
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