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Seleucus deploys his infantry in the center with cavalry on the wings, the stronger left wing commanded by his son, Antiochus. The Allied chariots remain to the rear while most of
the Allied line is fronted by war elephants and light infantry commanded by Lysimachus with horse-archers hidden just behind the elephant screen. Seleucus plans to lure away the
Antigonid heavy cavalry and outflank the infantry phalanx. Antigonus deploys his infantry in the center with his heavy cavalry on the wings, the stronger right wing commanded by
his son, Demetrius, and the weaker left wing covered by the meager force of war elephants commanded by Adronicus. Man-made obstacles in front of the Antigonid infantry
protect them from the vast Allied war elephant force. Antigonus plans to rout the Allied left wing with heavy cavalry and strike the infantry phalanx from behind.
Antiochus harasses the Antigonid right wing by firing arrows and then retreating when Demetrius charges with his heavier
cavalry, a pattern which carries the opposing cavalry forces away from the battlefield. Meanwhile, the Allied war elephants
accompanied by light infantry, advance to skirmish with their Antigonid counterparts.
Antigonus awaits the return of Demetrius as the Allied war elephants force his light infantry to retreat. The hidden Allied horse-archers
exploit the exposed Antigonid right flank by firing arrows into the flanks of the infantry phalanx while war elephants and light infantry
disrupt it by showering its front with missiles. On the Antigonid left wing, a fierce battle between war elephants develops.
Seleucus/Lysimachus continue to rake the Antigonid infantry phalanx with missiles, causing casualties and desertions.
With Demetrius still out of sight, Antigonus seeks to preserve his force until his return by redeploying infantry to protect his
right flank. The elephant battle on the Antigonid left continues inconclusively but is pinning Antigonid forces there.
After patiently wearing down the Antigonid infantry phalanx, Seleucus launches the decisive attack with his
infantry. Antigonus is killed early on in the engagement and his force quickly disintegrates, pursued by Allied