In a potentially desperate situation, Alexander returned to camp and defeated Darius.
Alexander left his wounded in a camp in northern Syria and marched southward in search of King Darius III. In the meantime, Darius moved up from the south, and, in a maze of Syrian mountains, the two armies passed each other. Darius fell upon Alexander's camp and massacred the wounded, and Alexander found himself cut off. In a potentially desperate situation, Alexander returned to camp and defeated Darius.
Alexander left his wounded in a camp in northern Syria and marched southward in search of King Darius III.
Battle of {Issus}