To see the Persians thrust from their position was misery to him, but he knew he could check the enemy's advance most quickly by galloping round to their rear, and thither he dashed, bidding his troops follow, and there they fell upon them and smote them as they were gazing ahead, and there they mowed them down.
[37] The Egyptians, seeing what had happened, cried out that the enemy had taken them in the rear, and wheeled round under a storm of blows.

At this the confusion reached its height, cavalry and infantry struggling all together.

An Egyptian fell under Cyrus' horse, and as the hoofs struck him he stabbed the creature in the belly.

The charger reared at the blow and Cyrus was thrown.

[38] Then was seen what it is for a leader to be loved by his men.