Battle of Lechaeum
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battle-of-lechaeum-188-5396869
title:
Battle of Lechaeum
text:
The Battle of Lechaeum was fought between the Athenians and the Spartans during the Corinthian War; it ended in an Athenian victory. During the battle, the Athenian general Iphicrates took advantage of the situation when a Spartan hoplite regiment operating near Corinth was marching through open terrain without the protection of any missile throwing troops. He decided to ambush it with his force of javelin throwers, or peltasts. By launching repeated hit-and-run attacks against the Spartan forma
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description:
Athenian victory in the Corinthian War (391 BC)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lechaeum
date created:
2006-03-31T06:23:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:54:03Z
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