All Battles

Battle of the Delta

-1175 • Nildelta Seeschlacht
A Philistine Ship of War.

A Philistine Ship of War.

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illustration of sherden sea people / nuragic wariors and Mycenaean by rowyn flowerdew

illustration of sherden sea people / nuragic wariors and Mycenaean by rowyn flowerdew

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Historical Overview

The Battle of the Delta was a sea battle between Egypt and the Sea Peoples, circa 1175 BC, when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III repelled 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.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Decisive Egyptian victory; salvation of the Egyptian state.

New Kingdom of Egypt

  • Commander: Ramses III.
  • Strength: ca. 8.000 Seesoldaten / Bogenschützen
  • Casualties: Gering

Sea Peoples Confederacy

  • Commander: Unbekannt
  • Strength: ca. 100 - 200 Schiffe
  • Casualties: Totalverlust der Flotte

Strategic Context

Egypt's last line of defense against total destruction by the Sea Peoples' fleet.

Conflict / War

Sea Peoples Invasions

Decisive Egyptian victory; crushing of the invasion force.

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Deutschland in der Bronzezeit. Bauern, Bronzegiesser und Burgherren zwischen Nordsee und Alpen

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Historical Locations

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