Battle of Carchemish

The Battle of Carchemish was a battle fought around 605 BCE between the armies of Egypt, allied with the remnants of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, against the armies of Babylonia. The forces would clash at Carchemish, an important military crossing and trade city on the banks of the Euphrates River in modern-day Syria. Nebuchadnezzar II was given command of this Babylonian force while Nabopolassar, his father and the king of Babylonia, was still in Babylon. Necho II, the king of Egypt, led the Egyptian and Assyrian forces in the battle. The battle would end in a major defeat for the Egyptian and Assyrian forces. The defeat ended Egyptian influence in the Levant and led to Babylon expanding its domain to the borders of Egypt.

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Location: 36.8297, 38.015, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1839-06-24T00:00:00Z

1839-06-24T00:00:00Z

1839 Battle of Nezib

2014-01-05T00:00:00Z

2014-01-17T00:00:00Z

2014 Battle of Jarablus

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1000	Bit Adini		Wikidata
area	region	1900	Carchemish		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Jarablus	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	604	Battle of Carchemish	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1839	Battle of Nezib	Ottoman Empire, battle, Egypt Eyalet	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2014	Battle of Jarablus	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Birecik Kalesi	fortress	Wikidata