The Athenian and Plataean forces lurked in the hills around thePlain of Marathon, avoiding the Persian cavalry and awaitingreinforcements from Sparta. Then they saw the Persian cavalry beingembarked on ships, so they seized the opportunity and ran down anddefeated the inferior Persian infantry unprotected by theircavalry.
The Persian cavalry was being shipped around to Athens to seize itin the absence of the army. The Athenians realised this and ranback the 26 miles to save the city..

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