ar of his infantry, and re-equipped himself as a hoplite. He reorganised his forces with the Thessalians in a deep formation on the left and the Thebans on the right: these made several unsuccessful attacks before Alexander's forces withdrew to prevent a flanking manoeuvre by Pelopidas's cavalry, reforming behind their skirmishers on the plain. Roel Konijnendijk draws attention to the unusual nature of the Theban reorganisations, credited by Plutarch to Pelopidas's inspirational leadership and his troops' hatred of Alexander: in nearly all other cases, fleeing hoplites were unable to recover themselves, though Konijnendijk writes that it is unclear how or how far Pelopidas would have been able to orchestrate this rally. Pelopidas led an attack towards Alexander's right wing, where he could see Alexander himself: the attack became disorganised as the Thebans and Thessalians charged downhill, leaving Pelopidas exposed in front of his forces, where he was killed by javelins. The allied hoplites succeeded in reorganising and, with the assist