Philip II's Illyrian Campaigns
Philip's Illyrian Campaigns were several campaigns from 358 BC to 337 BC lead by Philip II of Macedon against several Illyrian tribes/Kingdoms.
| Philip's Illyrian Campaigns | |||||||||
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| Part of The Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II | |||||||||
The Kingdom of Macedon in 336 BC, 1 year after the final Illyrian Campaign of Philip | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Illyrian kingdom Grabaei Taulantii Kingdom of Dardania Autariatae | Kingdom of Macedon | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Bardylis † Grabos II Pleuratus I Dardanian King Caeria † Pleurias |
Philip II of Macedon (WIA) Parmenion Hippostratus † Pausanias † Cynane | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Atleast 6 Illyrian armies |
Ancient Macedonian army Companion cavalry Somatophylakes | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Under Bardylis: 10,000 infantry 500 calvary |
Against Bardylis: 10,000 infantry 600 calvary Against Pleuratus I: Unknown but described as large | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Under Bardylis: 2,000-7,000 Under Caeria: heavy |
Atleast: 300-500 Killed 150 wounded | ||||||||