Atlas Trail
Five Commanders, Five Eras of War
One signature battle from each of this wave's five founding commanders, in chronological order, from Alexander's Macedon to Napoleon's France.
Stop 1 of 5.
Battles and Campaigns
331 BC: Alexander breaks the Achaemenid Persian Empire at Gaugamela.
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Battles and Campaigns
216 BC: Hannibal encircles and destroys a larger Roman army at Cannae.
Stop 3 of 5.
Battles and Campaigns
1187: Saladin destroys the Crusader field army at Hattin, opening the way to Jerusalem.
Stop 4 of 5.
Battles and Campaigns
1220: Genghis Khan's Mongols take Samarkand after a celebrated desert crossing.
Stop 5 of 5.
Battles and Campaigns
1805: Napoleon lures the Allies into a trap at Austerlitz, the Battle of the Three Emperors.
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