While popular history tends to bring forth the notion of Alexander the Great as a military genius (and rightly so), his generalship was not only mirrored by his individual brilliance but also the impressive efforts of his army. To that end, in many ways, the destiny and legacy of Alexander were rather forged by the military prowess, organizational capacity, and revolutionary battle tactics of his commanded Macedonians. Pertaining to the latter, YouTuber Historia Civilis has concocted a nifty animation that aptly presents the famed ‘hammer-and-anvil’ tactic of the Macedonian army during Alexander’s time.

Source: realmofhistory.com