Battle of Marathon by Brian Palmer (AP) SQN43 thunder headlong through the boggy

thunder headlong through the boggy ground straight for the impenetrable mass of spears

despite the anti-submarine measures in place

but this time they've been lucky

Austrian Generals Watching the Battle by Albrecht Adam

Battle of Marathon by Brian Palmer (AP) SQN43 thunder headlong through the boggyDHM1131AP. 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)