Makedonian Army Composition

[Parkev]

I'm about to start a Makedonian campaign and I was doing some basic research. Ten minutes on yours truly, Wikipedia, yield some basic composition numbers from Alexanders campaign, that might be helpful to someone... anyway:

Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)
22000 Infantry
2000 Cavalry

Battle of Issus (333BC)
22000 Hoplites
13000 Peltasts
5850 Cavalry

Battle of Granicus (334BC)
20000 Peltasts
22000 Hoplites
5000 Cavalry

Battle of Gaugamela (331BC)
9000 peltasts
31000 hoplites
7000 cavalry

Battle of the Hydaspes River (326BC)
34000 infantry
7000 cavalry

Battle of Ipsus (301BC)
45000 heavy infantry,
25000 light infantry,
10000 cavalry,
75 elephants

I also found out about the Sacred Band of Thebes. Definitely should be a US Marine equivalent

[konny]

I also found out about the Sacred Band of Thebes. Definitely should be a US Marine equivalent

Did they fight as Iphikratian phalanx? In this case you are right in the sense that these untis and their equipment were first used as marines and later adopted for land combat.

[Parkev]

Maybe this will clarify

The Sacred Band of Thebes (ancient Greek: Ιερός Λόχος τών Θηβών) was a troop of picked soldiers, numbering 150 Homosexual couples, which formed the elite force of the Theban army in the 4th century BC.