Battle of Hyrba
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| Battle of Hyrba | |||||||||
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| Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Median Empire | Persis | ||||||||
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| Harpagus, unkown others |
Cyrus the Great, Later Harpagus, unknown others |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 300 cavalry (Nicolas of Damascus) |
5,000 infantry, 1,000+ cavalry (Nicolas of Damascus) |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 250 cavalry (Nicolas of Damascus) |
Light (Nicolas of Damascus) |
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The Battle of Hybra, was the first battle between the Persians and Medians, it was also the first time in a long time that Media had been defeated in a battle. As it signaled the first Persian victory in the war, it did not go well with Astyages.
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