Battle of the Delta
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The Battle of the Delta was a major naval engagement in which Ramesses III’s forces repelled invading Sea Peoples, helping to secure Egypt’s borders during the late New Kingdom period.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedRulerTitle | Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | collapse of Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean powers ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander | Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
New Kingdom Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| consequence |
Egyptian borders secured
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halt of Sea Peoples’ advance into Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dateApproximate | c. 1175 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts | Egyptian ships engaging Sea Peoples’ vessels ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Medinet Habu inscriptions
NERFINISHED
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reliefs at Medinet Habu temple ⓘ |
| dynasty | Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySourceType |
royal inscription
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temple relief ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| location |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Egyptian archers
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Egyptian navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentEthnonyms |
Denyen
NERFINISHED
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Peleset NERFINISHED ⓘ Shekelesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Tjekker NERFINISHED ⓘ Weshesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForceDescription | coalition of Sea Peoples ⓘ |
| outcome | Sea Peoples repelled ⓘ |
| participant |
Ramesses III
NERFINISHED
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Sea Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Egyptian–Sea Peoples conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| region | eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignOf | Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Djahy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sea Peoples invasions of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Egyptian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
important episode in Ramesses III’s reign
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key defense of Egypt against Sea Peoples ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveOfEgypt | defense of Egyptian borders ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveOfSeaPeoples | invasion of Egypt ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
use of archers from Egyptian ships
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use of riverine and coastal defenses ⓘ |
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