hey, nice to see you on the board man!

Quote Originally Posted by conon394
On additional thought on Chaeronea (although I agree that Athens and Thebes blew it on command), It's quite possible Alexander exploited the fact that the Hoplites in the center were probably the least well trained or experienced (Allied units from Corinth for example), of any on the Greek side.
Or probably a real gap between both allied forces, probably with light troops only (cavalry was almost absent from the fight for some reason).