Фотографии к статье Кадеш

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Scenes from the Battle of Kadesh in Syria against the Hittites. The vanguard of Hittite chariots crashed through the wall of Egyptian shields, but the royal bodyguard dragged the chariots to a stop and killing many Hittites. As the Hittite assault reached its high tide, however, only one chariot in the Egyptian camp had its horses in harness for a counterattack, Ramesses' own war chariot. Ramesses prayed to the god Amun for the strength and courage to save his army, and perhaps the empire, from destruction. Then, wrapping the reins about his waist to control the horses so his hands were free, Ramesses singlehandedly charged the Hittites managed to ride completely around the Hittite host, returning to his own camp unharmed. The main Hittite force was still looting the Egyptian camp, when the Na'arum arrived and poured into the Egyptian camp, overwhelming the Hittites. The surviving Hittites fled toward Kadesh. Muwutallis suffered a staggering setback, but he still had his reserve chariotry and his infantry, but dispatch only 1,000 chariots against Ramesses' relative handful, while he and his infantry remained on the other side of the river, an action the Egyptians attributed to cowardice. Ramesses counterstroke was successful, driving the Hittites back across the Orontes. In the first few minutes of battle, the Egyptian army had all but been destroyed. Now it was the Hittites' turn to suffer a major disaster. For almost three hours Muwutallis threw his chariots across the river, and for three hours the Egyptians, led by Ramesses, drove them back. 'Then his majesty advanced swiftly and charged into the foe of the vanquished. At the sixth charge among them, being like Baal behind them in the hour of his might, made a slaughter among them, and there was none that escaped.' On the Hittite side, the casualties included high-ranking figures. Soldiers pulled the half-drowned prince of Charbu from the Orontes and had to revive him by holding him upside down. Muwutallis' brother Metarema was killed, dead were Cherpaser, the royal scribe; Tergannasa and Pays, Muwutallis' charioteers; Teedura, chief of the bodyguard; Kamayta, a corps commander; and Aagem, commander of the mercenaries. The battle had begun about 4 p.m. At about 7, the lead elements of the Division of Ptah, with Ramesses' vizier in the lead, emerged from the Forest of Robaui. The arrival of that third Egyptian division threatened the Hittite rear inside Kadesh.The next morning, Ramesses proclaimed that he had won a great victory. In a sense, it had been but the Egyptians had suffered heavy casualties, Kadesh's defenses were unbroken, and Muwutallis' army, though badly bloodied, was still intact.Chastened, Ramesses prudently gathered the remnants of his army and marched toward Damascus. Muwutallis, too, had had enough, although once safely back at Hattusas, he, too, proclaimed a great victory.
Кадеш-на-Оронте (Кинза) — древний город в Сирии, расположенный на реке Оронт. Считается, что развалины крепости Кадеша находятся близ Телль-Неби-Менда (34°35′ с.ш. 36°31′ в.д.) на территории современного запада Сирии, недалеко от границы с Ливаном. Читать далее
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