The sea battle of Salamis had defeated the Persian fleet, but the Persian invasion army remained. By winning the land battle at Plataea and simultaneously the sea-land battle at Mycale, the Persian invasion was repelled.
We can only guess. It was able to produce 1,000 wariors to support the Athenians at the battle of Marathon. Using that as a multiplier, perhaps about 6,000.
The Battle of Thermopylae: The Persians won the Battle of Thermopylae against the Spartans, but it was a Pyrrhic Victory. The Battle of Salamis: This Naval Battle was critically won by the Athenians against the Persians. The Battle of Plataea: This Battle was won by the Alliance of Greek City States against the Persians.
The Greek alliance armoured infantry kept to the hilly rough ground to avoid the Persian cavalry, and defeated the inferior Persian infantry and its Greek allies.
479 BCE.
Battle of Plataea happened in -479.
Near the city of Plataea in central Greece.
The Battle of Plataea was a decisive victory for the Greeks. There is a link to an article below for more information.
The Battle of Plataea was a decisive victory for the Greeks. There is a link to an article below for more information.
A day.
With their cavalry.
A day.
Mardonius.
479 BCE.
The Battle of Plataea 479 BC marked the final battle of the Second Persian invasion of Greece . This battle would mark the last time a Persian army invaded mainland Greece .
The Athenians and Plataians.
Athens and Plataea .