Battle of the Nile Delta | |||||||
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Part of the Egyptian–Sea Peoples wars of the Late Bronze Age collapse | |||||||
Sea Peoples in their ships during the battle with the Egyptians. Relief from the mortuary temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
New Kingdom of Egypt | Sea Peoples | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ramesses III | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Many killed and captured |
The Battle of the Delta was a sea battle between Egypt and the Sea Peoples, circa 1175 BC, when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III repulsed 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. This major conflict is recorded on the temple walls of the mortuary temple of pharaoh Ramesses III at Medinet Habu.