Draft:Seti I's Syrian Campaign

Seti I led a military campaign in Syria and the Land of Canaan to re-impose Egyptian control abroad. Seti I was the first Egyptian king to engage in battle against the Hittite Empire, who were a new great power in the East. These military activities and victories were recorded very brilliantly in the Temple of Amun in Karnak.

Seti I's Syrian Campaign
Part of Egyptian-Hittite Wars
Seti I in Syria
Date 1294/1290 BC Location Orontes River near Kadesh (Modern Day Syria) Result Egyptian Victory both sides had reached an informal peace treaty or understanding over Kadesh
Belligerents
New Kingdom of Egypt	Hittite Empire Shasu Yenoam Beit She'an Apirus Phoenician tribes
Commanders and leaders
Seti I Ramesses II	Muwatalli II
Strength
20,000 men	unknown
Casualties and losses
low	heavy