THE BATTLE OF MEGIDDO
The battle of Megiddo took place on May 9,1457 B.C.in the ancient city of Meggids, Canaan; Now in Israel. It happened because the Canaanites rebelled against Egyptian overlords Pharaoh Thutmose III. The Egyptian account of The Battle of Megiddo suggests that the forces under Durusha’s hand were huge, containing several million infantrymen, hundreds of thousands of chariots and the oddly precise figure of 330 kings.
There were approximately, 10,000 men fighting in the Egyptian army. The Canaanite
force was no larger than that of the Egyptians. King Kadesh was a huge rebel against pharaoh Thutmose III. King Kadesh rebelled for independence for Canaanites. Thutmose ignored his
generals and elected to approach Megiddo through the narrow Aruna Valley. The Egyptians
took a risky and unexpected route to the Battlefield and achieved great surprise.
The King of Kadesh and the rebels, not believing the Egyptians would travel through
the valley where they could easily be attacked, deployed to the east and west along easier
roads to the city. As the Egyptians poured out of the valley, they raced back and assumed hasty defensive positions. The following morning, Thutmose attacked and routed the rebels. Before
the victory could be completed the Egyptian troops began to loot the rebel camp, allowing the
survivors to retreat and the city to be secured. Thutmose was then forced to surround Megiddo, which finally fell after a prolonged siege.
The Egyptians defeated the rebels. After rebels have lost, they fled into the city, and were besieged.
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The battle of Megiddo took place on May 9,1457 B.C.in the ancient city of Meggids, Canaan; Now in Israel. It happened because the Canaanites rebelled against Egyptian overlords Pharaoh Thutmose III. The Egyptian account of The Battle of Megiddo suggests that the forces under Durusha’s hand were huge, containing several million infantrymen, hundreds of thousands of chariots and the oddly precise figure of 330 kings.
There were approximately, 10,000 men fighting in the Egyptian army. The Canaanite
force was no larger than that of the Egyptians. King Kadesh was a huge rebel against pharaoh Thutmose III. King Kadesh rebelled for independence for Canaanites. Thutmose ignored his
generals and elected to approach Megiddo through the narrow Aruna Valley. The Egyptians
took a risky and unexpected route to the Battlefield and achieved great surprise.
The King of Kadesh and the rebels, not believing the Egyptians would travel through
the valley where they could easily be attacked, deployed to the east and west along easier
roads to the city. As the Egyptians poured out of the valley, they raced back and assumed hasty defensive positions. The following morning, Thutmose attacked and routed the rebels. Before
the victory could be completed the Egyptian troops began to loot the rebel camp, allowing the
survivors to retreat and the city to be secured. Thutmose was then forced to surround Megiddo, which finally fell after a prolonged siege.
The Egyptians defeated the rebels. After rebels have lost, they fled into the city, and were besieged.
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