One side's army was assembled at Tjaru, and marched 11 days to a war council at Yaham.
One side's army was assembled at Tjaru, and marched 11 days to a war council at Yaham. The commander's generals had received faulty intelligence that a route through Aruna was heavily blocked, but the commander decided to take the middle route anyway. The opposing forces had large infantry contingents in Yokneam and Taanakh, and a large number of chariots at the namesake city, which they hoped to use to destroy retreating forces. After a seventh-month siege, the namesake city finally fell, allowing the victors to expand into Syria. This battle is also notable as the first use of the composite bow, and is also the first with a record of the body count. FTP, name this earliest recorded battle, a 1457 BC victory over the Caanites by Thutmose III, which allowed Egypt to expand into the middle east.
One side's army was assembled at Tjaru, and marched 11 days to a war council at Yaham.
Battle of {Megiddo}