Battle of Marathon by Brian Palmer. REG113 29th January 1944 by David

29th January 1944 by David Pentland

when it ended 300

which began at Midway in 1942

proved himself to be an extraordinary and resourceful leader

and a handful of cavalry escaped

Battle of Marathon by Brian Palmer. REG113 29th January 1944 by DavidDHM1131. Battle of Marathon by Brian Palmer. The Battle of Marathon 490 BC during the Persian Greek Wars. King Darious I of Persia sent his son in law Mardonius to invade Greece in 492 BC. The Persian Forces conquered Thrace and Macedonia before their fleet was devastated by a storm. Mardonia was forced to return to Asia. A second Persian invasion force crossed the Aegean sea. After conquering Eretria, the Persian Army under Datis (15,000 strong)