What the records say
- When
- 1178 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 30.90° N, 31.12° E
- Description
- battle between Egypt under Ramses III and the Sea Peoples
- Naval
- yes
Battle of the Delta
River battle in the Nile Delta between the Egyptians and the Sea Peoples
The Battle of the Delta was a sea battle between Egypt and the Sea Peoples, circa 1175 BC, when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III repelled a major sea invasion. The conflict occurred on the shores of the eastern Nile Delta and on the border of the Egyptian Empire in Syria, although precise locations of the battles are unknown.
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