The Last Great Battle by Tom Lovell. Ancient historical art print showing Alexander the Great's army defeating King Porus at the Jhelum River. Other prints of Alexander the Great available.

The Last Great Battle by Tom Lovell.  Alexander's infantry and cavalry overwhelm the Indian army of King Porus at the Jhelum River. "Maddened by the disaster" the king's elephants "kept colliding with friends and foes alike", according to Arrian. Soon after the victory, Alexander's men, weary and homesick, demanded that he turn back.

Battle of Hydaspes. Porus had a very large army which included 200 war elephants. The battle saw a charge by the elephants, against the Macedonian forces, which began to look successful. Seeing this, Porus' Cavalry charged, against Alexander's cavalry (in this period it was very unusual to have cavalry contact). The elephant charge began to falter and the battle edged towards victory for Alexander. Due to his admiration of Porus as a leader, Alexander granted him honourable terms and built an alliance with him. His army was not so fortunate, with 3,000 cavalry lost and 20,000 infantry killed.

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