1274 BC
Battle of Kadesh
Ramesses II fights the Hittites in one of history's earliest well-documented battles.
- Time period
- 1274 BC
- Region
- Egypt / Syria
- Theme
- Military
- Civilization
- Ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire
Around 1274 BCE, Ramesses II of Egypt clashed with Muwatalli II of the Hittite Empire near Kadesh on the Orontes River. Thousands of chariots took part. Both sides claimed victory, and the later peace treaty is the earliest surviving one known.