Kadesh 1274 BC - 2nd Oldest Battle in History DOCUMENTARY

Summary by Krater

This video examines the geopolitical and military rivalry between the New Kingdom of Egypt and the Hittite Empire during the late Bronze Age, focusing on the strategic events leading up to and during the Battle of Kadesh.

From the video

Answers: What happened during the Battle of Kadesh between Egypt and the Hittite Empire?

• Battle of Kadesh
• Bronze Age warfare
• Egyptian New Kingdom
• Hittite Empire
• Chariot warfare
• Ancient Near East history

What it concludes

• The clash between the New Kingdom of Egypt and the Hittite Empire culminated in the Battle of Kadesh, the first battle in all history to be recorded in detail.
• Horemheb managed to restore the Egyptian kingdom and later gave Ramesses I the throne, initiating the 19th Dynasty.
• Muwatalli II assembled the greatest army in the history of the Hittite Empire for the confrontation at Kadesh.
• Ramesses II marched his army north and divided them into four divisions: Amun, Ra, Ptah, and Set.
• Egyptian chariots outmaneuvered the Hittite chariots during the battle, and the arrival of the Nearin division saved the Egyptian forces from defeat.
• Sixteen years after the battle of Kadesh, Ramesses II concluded the world's earliest surviving peace treaty with Muwatalli's successor, Mursili III.