Battle of the Aous (274 BC)
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Battle of the Aous (274 BC)
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The Battle of the Aous was fought in 274 BC between the invading Epirote army of Pyrrhus of Epirus and the army of Antigonus II Gonatas of Macedon near the Aous river. In 275 BC Pyrrhus retreated from Italy and returned to Epirus. He came with a large army but had little money left to pay them. Pyrrhus planned a campaign into Macedonia for the next year with 8,000 infantry and 500 cavalry to which he added Gallic mercenaries. The expedition originally planned as a limited raid turned into a full
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Battle between Pyrrhus of Epirus and Antigonus II of Macedon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Aous_(274_BC)
date created:
2013-03-10T19:05:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:52:10Z
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