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Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)

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The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC), fought near Chaeronea, in Boeotia, was the greatest victory of Philip II of Macedon. There, thanks in part to the fearless cavalry charge of Philip's son and heir, Alexander, Philip (with 32,000 men) defeated the much larger (50,000 men) combined forces of Athens and Thebes, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece.

The Sacred Band of Thebes fought to the last man in the defeat.

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