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| Battle of Crannon | |||||||
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| Part of the Lamian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Macedon |
Athens, Aetolian League, Thessaly | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Antipater, Craterus |
Antiphilus, Menon of Pharsalus | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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40,000 infantry, 3,000 slingers and archers, 5,000 cavalry |
25,000 infantry, 3,500 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 130 dead | 500 dead | ||||||
The Battle of Crannon (322 BC), fought between the Macedonian forces of Antipater and Craterus and the forces of a coalition of cities including Athens and the Aetolian League, was the decisive battle of the Lamian War. The Macedonian victory, though militarily unspectacular, convinced the other Greeks to sue for peace.