Give the strategy used by the Greeks in the following battle: (from the Greek-Persian wars)?

Question

A.) Battle of Marathon
B.) Battle of Thermopylae
C.) Battle of Salamis

please, i ONLY need the strategies whether that made them win or not. no any other information. Thank you. :D

Answer 1

Since you are asking about specific battles, it seems that you are interested in tactics, not strategy. Strategy refers to the movement and use of armies that leads to specific battles. To illustrate, the decision to fight in Thermopylae was strategic, but whatever happened in the battle itself was a question of tactics.

In the battle of Marathon, the Greeks used their heavy infantry against the Persian forces which were heavy in archers, but were inexperienced in hand-to-hand combat and not equipped for shock action. Fighting with their backs against the sea, the Persians had very little space to maneuver, and many were killed as they were routing towards their ships. Another interesting point of the Greek tactical plan was that they reinforced their flanks, leaving the centre exposed - this allowed them to encircle the Persians.

In Thermopylae, the Greek tactical plan was simple: they would form a line of armoured men across a narrow pass. The narrow terrain did not leave scope for the Persians to deploy their vastly superior numbers. Therefore the Greeks only faced small numbers of Persians at any given time. Since the number of engaged troops being equal, and the the hoplite phalanx was better suited for melee action than the Persian forces, the Greeks enjoyed a qualitative advantage. By regularly rotating their troupes, they could have held their ground for a long time, but the Persians were able to excircle them using a lightly defended path.

The tactical considerations in Salamis were very similar: the Greeks had to face superior numbers of Persians, so they could not risk engagement in the open sea. They therefore decided to fight in the narrow straights between Athens and the island of Salamis (note that this is different from the town of Salamis in Cyprus). The Persian vessels had been designed for the open seas: they were large and somewhat cumbersome, which meant that they were at a disadvantage, compared to the faster and more maneuvrable Greek fleet. The Greeks attacked when the wind was favourable to them, and used fast vessels to smash the oars of the Persian boats. They then followed up with their larger ships which rammed the Persians.

Answer 2

Miltiades led a force of about 10,000 Athenians and 1,000 Plataeans and attacked the Persian invasion force. The Persians were defeated when both flanks of the Greeks overwhelmed the Persian wings. The Persians retreated to their ships

Salamis...fought 480 B.C. between the Greek fleet of 370 sail, under Themistocles, and the Persian fleet, of over 600 galleys. The Greeks at first hesitated to attack in face of the overwhelming numbers of the Persian ships, but an Athenian trireme, commanded by Aminias, dashed in, and being followed by the rest of the Athenians and the Aeginetans in good order, the Persians were, after a hard struggle, totally defeated, with the loss of more than half their fleet. Xerxes and his army witnessed the rout from the shores of Salamis.

Leonides army took up position at the pass at Thermopylae. In order to give the main force of about 5000 Greek hoplites time to escape, Leonidas, King of Sparta, and a small force of 300 men fought a rear-guard action against impossible odds. All of the Greeks died but they provided enough time for the Greek army to escape.

Answer 3

They used the phalanx. Then, at Thermopylae (Hell's Gates), they had 300 Spartans and 7000 Athenians stand in the gap and pushed back the Persians. However, the Persians got around them and took them out from behind.
In the battle of Salamis, the Greek Navy defeated the Persian Navy. This made the Persians unable to supply their soldiers with food, etc, so they had to retreat from Athens.

Answer 4

B) Battle of Thermopylae - Due to the narrowness of Thermopylae, the Persian were unable to use their advantage in numbers against the Spartans. Just as in the movie, 300, the Persians finally won after they were led to the rear of the Spartan force.