What the records say
- When
- 3 Apr 1457 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.59° N, 35.18° E
- Description
- Battle between Egyptian Empire and an alliance of Asiatic rebels against Egyptian rule in 1457 BC
Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC)
Battle between Egypt and Canaanite rebels
The Battle of Megiddo was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states led by the king of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. Megiddo is also the first recorded use of the composite bow and the first body count.
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