Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from ...

BAGGAGE TRAIN. 227the Thracians, Agrianians, OJryssians and Pseonians wore allallies, 01' partly mercenary, is not known. The allies enlisted" for the war," as it were ; the mercenaries for set terms.The aristocrats owed service with their fealty ; the regularsserved very long terms.The Greek auxiliaries and mercenarieswere often mixed with the Macedonian troops in actualservice — so many lochoi or syntagmas of one to an equalnumber ofthe other.We are obliged to draw largely on guess-work for the sizeof the baggage-train which accompanied Alexander's army.The artillery — itis surely proper so to call the missile-throwingengines — needed horses, though nothing like the numbercalled for by our guns ; for many of the heavier parts of theengines, the beams, etc., and of the larger missiles, were nottransported, but cut on the spot. Ammunition was alwaysreadily procured.Philip had cutStill, rations had to be carried, and forage.down the several slaves a mounted man hadbeen allowed to one. This one was probably also mounted,and if he had to carry forage for his master's as well as hisown animal, he would need a pack-horse.This alone wouldmultiply the cavalry contingent by three. Each ten phalangiteswere, at the time of the strictest reduction, allowed oneslave, and probably a pack-horse.Headquarters must haveconsiderable transportation. On the whole, the train of theMacedonian army could not have fallen very much shortours, especially when booty and women were allowed to becarried by the soldiers.Following are such of Alexander's officers as deservemention, numbering sixty-eight.ofChanges in some commandswere constant. In others one man retained office for years.It is impossible to give an exact list ofgenerals as they stoodat any one date. The old authorities vary. But the foUowingone is as accurate as may be —: