The Battle of Kadesh (Qadesh) took place between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under the pharaoh Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II near the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River, just upstream of Lake Homs near the modern Syrian-Lebanese border, in 1274 BC. The Battle of Kadesh is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known, and possibly the largest chariot battle ever fought. Ramesses led an army of four divisions: Amun, Re, Seth, and Ptah. While Ramesses was with the Amun division in the camp, waiting for the rest of the army to arrive, the Hittite chariots ambushed the Re division. When the Hittites attacked his camp, Ramses managed to organize a counter-attack with the help of the Ptah division arriving from the south. The Hittite army was ultimately forced to retreat, but the Egyptians were unsuccessful in capturing Kadesh.
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