The Hittites, answering an Egyptian campaign against…
1341 BCE to 1198 BCE
The Hittites, answering an Egyptian campaign against them, win a major, and violent, battle against Egyptian forces at Kadesh on the Orontes River.
It is likely the largest chariot battle ever waged, involving some five thousand chariots.
The Hittites soon dominate Syria, but must almost immediately deal with unrest from vassals in the east, north, and west.