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| Battle of Pteria |
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| Combatants |
| Lydian kingdom |
Persia |
| Commanders |
| Croesus |
Cyrus the Great |
| Strength |
| Unknown1 |
Unknown1 |
| Casualties |
| Heavy2 |
Heavy2 |
1 Herodotus states that the Lydian forces "fell very short of the enemy."
2 "[...] upon both sides the number of the slain was great; nor had victory declared in favour of either party, [...]" |
At the Battle of Pteria (547 or 546 BC), the Persian forces of Cyrus the Great fought a drawn battle with the invading Lydian forces of Croesus, forcing Croesus to withdraw back west into his own kingdom.
