Battle of Kadesh, 1274 BC ⚔️ Clash of the Ancient Superpowers ⚔️ DOCUMENTARY 

Download Rise of Kingdoms and enjoy the great Egypt civilization. Mobile: click.fan/HistoryMarche-ROK PC: click.fan/HistoryMarche-ROK-PC Use bonus code: 22ROKEGYPT to get incredible gifts. 🚩 Battle of Kadesh 1274 BC was a major battle fought between the Egyptians under Ramses II and the Hittites under Muwatallis. It was one of the world's largest chariot battles, fought on the banks of the Orontes river, where Ramses II sought to wrest Syria from the Hittites and recapture the Hittite-held city of Kadesh... 🚩 Consider supporting our work on Patreon and enjoy early access ad-free videos for as little as $1: www.patreon.com/historymarche

Just take a minute to grasp how long ago this battle was. The last century of the Roman Empire might be ages ago, but it is still chronologically closer to us than it is to these Egyptians. Even to the Romans, the Egyptians were an ancient civilization. Remarkable that detailed accounts of events so long ago survive to this day.

Being the first international treaty in history, the treaty of Kadesh is recorded in the lingua franca of the age, Akkadian, and written on silver and also on clay tablets the extant Hittite copies

I’d like to see more Bronze Age stuff, and I have to say that this video reminded me that for whatever reason, Egypt loves to fight its neighbors near the Euphrates. The Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Egypt fought wars with all of them at some point. The Bible mentions King Josiah wanting to fight Pharaoh Neco, who didn’t want to fight him, and asked why he was coming out, and Josiah died in the resulting battle.

Couple points: 1) Hittite sovereignty never extended into Canaan. Upu (the territory around Damascus) is as far south as they reached. 2) At the beginning of the battle, the Hittite chariots that crossed the river probably weren't doing so in order to reconnoiter the Egyptian army. It was a real attack. What we see here is a classic Hittite tactic: attack your enemy while they aren't prepared. The Re division was on the march, out of formation. That's when the Hittites liked to attack. 3) The battle didn't end on the first day. Fighting began again the next day. Neither party could get the upper hand, and so the battle finally ended, with Rameses claiming the Hittite king begged for peace. 4) The Hittite evidence about the results of the battle are clear and credible. The Egyptians lost. By his own account, Rameses retreated all the way back to his capital. Meanwhile, the Hittites kept Kadesh, retook Amurru (which was Muwattalli's stated goal of the campaign), and conquered as far south as Upu (Damascus). Muwattalli's brother, Hattusili, was placed in charge of Upu. (Although Rameses took back the territory a couple years later.) It is later, when Hattusili became king (Hattusili III), that the Hittites and Egyptians sealed their famous treaty. We even have a copy of a letter between Hattusili and Rameses about the battle. Hattusili had heard how Rameses was portraying the battle, and wrote to Rameses to basically call b.s. Rameses wrote back to Hattusili repeating his version of events. 5) Gads, I hate that "long nose" map of the Hittite empire. The empire's territory NEVER looked like that, and yet THAT is the map that has taken over the internet. Not your fault, but that long nose in the west is just a fantasy that doesn't correspond to any period of the empire. Just as an example: We have a copy of the actual the treaty between Muwattalli and Alaksandu of Wilusa (Troy). That covers the northwest. Troops from the Lukka lands (Lycia) fought with Muwattalli at Kadesh. That covers the southwest. The various other Arzawa lands on the central west coast (the "nose", to a greater north/south extent than shown) remained under Hittite control since Mursili II conquered them, with a few typical revolts that were quickly put down. At the time of Muwattalli, only Miletus might have been lost to the Hittites. Again, not your fault, you were just following your sources. Unfortunately, the sources are just plain, demonstrably, wrong.

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Two colossi, clashing in what must have seemed the most important battle in the world...and before long it would all be wiped away by the sands of time. A multifaceted mystery we can barely understand almost 4000 years later. What we deem important. It all gets swept away.

The first recorded clash of major militaries, I like it 👍

It never fails to amaze me whenever I read or see a video of ancient Egypt. I'm Egyptian and a history nerd myself so naturally i read all that can be read about ancient Egypt and always up to date, yet when someone mentions a surface level common knowledge or deeply engages in a theoretical debate about the society in these days, I always feel like listening to these things for the first time.

Excited for this one! Thanks again for making these!

While losses are heavy on the Egyptians as well, the Hittites losses were entirely upon their noble/elite fighters, whose replacement will take many years, if not decades.

Legend says if you watch this video in an Egyptian museum you can still hear Ramses II shouting orders to his troops.

I love seeing these ancient battles because I don’t see many of them covered by this side of the RU-vid history community very much. I would love to see the Battle of Megiddo sometime

I absolutely loved this video!! Ancient history is soo fascinating!

Very nice!!! Thanks for bring us more ancient battles :)

A wonderful historical coverage of that remarkable battle between Hittaites and incent Egyptian 🇪🇬 history Marche channel always sharing informative videos

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Very interesting and informative video. There are very few high-quality videos about ancient Egypt.

so fesh to see wars with the battles shown. Keep up the great work

Beautiful, amazing content, detail is superb quality. Pravo

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Proud to be Egyptian, thanks for the awsome video dude❤

Great video as always

Absolutely amazing content

great story telling. brings history to life

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Would love to see more ancient Egyptian battles!

Thanks for this.

Then the "people of the sea" came and annihilated the Hitties and the entire region powers but Egypt under Ramses the third "not the second" managed to defeat them west of Delta river

How about a video on one of Napoleon's battles? I'd like to know more about his campaigns, and this channel is one of my favorite for military history

This was the battle portrayed in the film picturing Moses and Rameses 2, when Moses saved Rameses 2 + i think the subsequent peace treaty was the first in history.

As usual, great viewing.

The way Ramses has his divisions approach one by one was a perfect set-up for a defeat in detail. Was there some logistical reason for doing it this way, or was it overconfidence because he thought the Hittites were still far away and unable to attack in time?

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The 13th century BC was a significant period marked by pivotal events and developments. This era witnessed the decline of the powerful New Kingdom in Egypt, leading to political instability. Meanwhile, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia flourished, establishing itself as a formidable force in the ancient Near East. In Greece, this period is associated with the late Mycenaean civilization, which faced a decline towards its end. Additionally, the 13th century BC is notable for the emergence of influential cultures such as the Shang Dynasty in China and the Olmec civilization in Mesoamerica, laying foundations for subsequent historical and cultural trajectories.

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Why don't you finish a series before doing random videos? I'm waiting on Hannibal series. 😡, Great video btw , love you 💓

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When will the next video in the Hannibal series coming? I’m checking everyday for it to come, the anxiousness is real!!

Great video You should do a video about Assyria Battle of the 12 armies Battle of Qarqar or Lachish

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Interesting; a leader and his Army, a surprise factor, a POTENTIALLY wise retreat. . 💪💥💯

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Kadesh reminds me of the video game homeworld

Does anyone know any videos on how the ancient Egyptians trained/fought?

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funny how ancient egypt can raise armies in the tens of thousands and 2500 years later, the rest of the world fought with a few thousand

Your "Ramses II" has a striking similarity to Yul Brenner. Well played.

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Could you possibly make a video about Kosrau anushirawan? Also I loved the Hannibal series

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Очень интересное видео, спасибо Если не ошибаюсь это был первый договор в истории, который подписали правители

Make more videos om Egyptian civilization. Especially Pharoah who stood against Prophet Moses

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HistoryMarche how do you get those animation drawing of historical figures, I'm curious and it is awesome?

Ramasis really showed some brilliance and luck he really avoided the teutoberg forest defeat rout and massacre because some elements of his troops where in camp denying the best weapon of the enemy the chariots mobility and and fire and run characteristics if he only more troops committed to the battle he would gave chase to muttawali to the orantus River causing his troops to scramble to the river leaving there heavy equipment and a mass slaughter and drawing but unfortunately the cosmic dice and hand of destiny played its part

1) What is the source on the capital moving from Hattusha to Tarhuntassa? I had never heard that theory before from anyone and it would have been rather strange for the Hittite system. If it is info from a more recent text that was unearthed, extremely well done. 2) I know everyone does this, but the color coding of making all Egyptian associated kings/allies one color versus all the Hittite associated kings/allies another is extremely misleading. We know Muwatalli's forces consisted of at least 17 other kings, with him being the MAGNUS.REX (King of Kings) at the head. This was fairly typical of the period; the Hittites and Egyptians did not usually go around culturally "converting" people to their side, but rather negotiated with smaller kings (such as the one at Kadesh) to join their side's deity approved coalition. It was also why these polities tended to fall apart rather quickly, as the allegiances were mostly tied to the man (Muwatalli/Ramesses in this case) instead of the position (MAGNUS.REX and Pharaoh, respectively). 3) Military numbers for this period are virtually impossible to determine for certain due to the core nature of the primary sources, but many scholars believe the 10k Hittite chariot estimate v 2k Egyptian one is some Ramesses sponsored hyperbole. Also how the chariots were exactly used has remained contentious for 150 years of scholarship, but that is a topic for another time. Not a bad video on a heinously difficult topic to research. I prefer this one to the one K&G launched a little while ago, so excellent job and hopefully you guys will delve further into the LBA/EIA in the future. If you guys want any help from a PhD university trained ancient SW Asian military historian (Neo-Hittite/Neo-Assyrian focus), let me know.

When will the next parts of Hannibal come out?

Excellent video as always! Unrelated** I've been trying to pinpoint our narrator's accent. Anyone have an answer to this question?

The fact that they signed a peace treaty to aid each other against an external force after engaging in a bloody war got to be the biggest BRUH moment ever.

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The name of music used in the video, please!! Especially in the end.

'The alliance was meant to last forever' that one cracked me up, as they never do

You could make a movie about this

When Rameses chased the fleeing chariots behind Orontes river, Hiittite army could easily make a fake retreat scene. There was a doubt on both group about the reinforcement from Amuru state. Probably, the concept of Fake Retreat was not so much popular at that time, as cavalry unit was not invented. But, the classic ambush of chariots say it all.

Rameses looks familiar…. Like a robotic cowboy hunting me

The first recorded battle in history.

Was I the only one waiting for when the crusaders arrive into the scene? XD 1274 AD/BC :S

I first thought this to be 1274 ad or something but thought it was having Islamic rule and then registered it to be 1274 bc for which am not accustomed to consume history of , it's so admirable to preserve such a historical event .

Nice video. I had heard that this battle ended up inspiring the story of Armageddon in the bible.

Good video. Though you really need to work on the subtitles. There are a lot of spelling errors in them.

just when I thought I could escape chariot spam in Total War...

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This battle is super old but this was New Kingdom Egypt? Crazy how long ago Egypt was a superpower.

I really miss this narrator saying ancient quotes like , "Minin Ida theo, aquiliea" It sounds so bad ass.

This is real ancient warfare

Interestingly enough while the Egyptians made a great deal of their 'victory' at Kadesh, the Hittite brushed it off as a battle not momentus at all. They retained Kadesh which is what they wanted to do.

This reminds me the age of empires 1

This Rameses 2 is thought to be the same ruler by many during Moses time.

I wonder why Rameses didn't just link up with his other two divisions after the battle and then return to a field that would be harder for chariots to operate in.