- Siege of Sardis (546 BC)
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Sardis (546 BC)
partof=the Wars of Cyrus the Great
caption=
date=January ,546 BC
place=Sardis ,Lydia
result=Decisive Persian victory.
territory=Anatolia officially annexed by Persia.
combatant1=Lydian Empire
combatant2=Achaemenid Empire
commander1=Croesus ,
unknown others
commander2=Cyrus the Great ,Harpagus ,
unknown others
strength1=Unknown
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=LightIn the Siege of Sardis (546 BC), the last decisive conflict after the
Battle of Thymbra , which was fought between the forces ofCroesus ofLydia andCyrus the Great , Cyrus followed Croesus to his city. He laid siege to it for 14 days, and then captured it.The siege was to be known as the final event before
Lydia was officially annexed by the Achaemenid Empire. TheIonians and otherAsia ticGreeks revolted against Cyrus, and the revolt was finally put down by his best commanderHarpagus theMede in542 BC .
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