Alpini by David Pentland
were ordered to take up a defensive position at the Reichstag buildings
After the Battle of Roundway Down 13th July 1643
the time was all too short
courage and power of endurance
Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. (AP) SQN300 Alpini by David PentlandDHM1359AP. Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. Flanked by his Companion heavy cavalry, Alexander, King of Macedon, led the charge which broke through the left wing of the Persian army, and forced Darius, the Great King, to flee the battlefield. Persian success against his own left wing forced him to delay his pursuit of the routed troops, but by the end of the day the battle was won, and the heart of the Persian