In the XIII century BC on the Egyptian throne after the death of the Pharaoh of SETI I was succeeded by his son Ramesses II. It was, perhaps, the most famous Pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled for more than 60 years who had about a hundred children, and died almost a hundred years old. During the first four years of the reign passionate Ramses expanded the temple of Luxor, completed the finishing of the great hall of columns in Carnac, began the construction of their Church Million Years in the country and built a new capital PI-Ramesses in the Nile Delta.

The young ruler adhered to a foreign policy of his father, and kept a non-aggression Treaty with the Hittites, fierce warriors Anatolia (present territory of Turkey). But fate decreed otherwise, and Ramesses II had to save Egypt... Ramses, occupied a large building, not intended to provoke clashes. But the Hittites were not going to abide by the agreement. They raided with extreme cruelty, leaving no survivors any of his opponents. This time they attacked the city the lion's Den. Barbarians smashed to store grain and water. From small houses were reduced to rubble. Mad fury destroyers did not spare even the house of the ruler. The walls of the temple also has not survived. Divine statue broke hammers. On the Central square built a fire, which had burned most valuable papyri.

On the Northern outskirts of the city under a wide canopy was a former butcher. There were butchered bulls, cooked meat in a large pot and roasted birds on a spit. It was noisy place. Now there lay the body of soldiers, merchants, artisans, the elderly, women, children. With their throats cut, dead piled in a heap, they was a horrible sight. The Governor of the city was planted at stake, and three generals hanged on beams that support the roof of a butcher's shop.

On a wooden pillar was seen in the inscription on the Hittite language: "the Victory of the army of the mighty ruler of the Hittite Empire Awatali. So perish all its enemies.

Eight hundred kilometers of shared PI-Ramses, the Egyptian capital, and Hattusa, residence Awatali. If you look at the map of the Middle East and Asia of that time, in the North one can see the Kingdom of the heavens with the capital Hattusas, located in the heart of the Anatolian plateau. Further to the South, along the Mediterranean coast stretched Syria, crossed by the river Orontes. The main fortress Kadesh was controlled by the Hittites. In the South were the province of Amurru and ports of Byblos, tyre and Sedona, under the command of Egypt, and then Canaan, rulers who were true to the Pharaoh.

Learning about the raids, Ramses, yielding first impulse, wanted to counterattack of the Hittites. But the training of army and its transfer from Memphis to PI-Ramesses required many weeks, if not months.

Ramses II at the battle of Kadesh

Warriors of Ramses, part of which were numerous mercenaries were satisfied with the salary and the quality of the food. But many complained of frequent exercises and regretted that it had not been recruited into the army for a few years before, when the world seemed to be firmly established. And the transition from exercise, albeit difficult, to the battles with the Hittites not happy even familiar to war experienced warriors. Everyone was afraid ill Anatolians, victims are still not a single defeat.

A week has passed, but nothing alarming report no longer received from the Central Syria. However, Ramses felt that silence is deceptive. He decided to declare war against the Hittites!

PI-Ramses, transformed into a military camp, was in a state of extreme excitation. Now, from sunrise to sunset, there were exercises and training. Instructing the Department of internal Affairs of the country to his wife Nefertari, the Queen-mother Tuye and his counselor of Amani, Ramses were all day in the workshops for the manufacture of weapons and in the barracks.

Pharaoh had paid much attention to the content of horses, because of their good physical shape largely depended on the outcome of the battle. Each floor of the stables was sprinkled shingle beach, equipped with waste water, and in the centre was a tank of water from which drinking animals. It also took water for cleaning the stables. Every day Ramses walked around the stalls, looking horses and strictly punished grooms for the slightest negligence.

The army is tied up in PI-Ramses, started to exist, like a giant body controlled by the Central, decisive in any conditions all problems. Omnipresent, performing all with an incredible speed Pharaoh did not allow any ambiguities and resolved all disputes on the spot.

The June heat 1285 BC was even more exhausting than usual when the Egyptian army moved in the campaign. Ramesses has assumed the duties of chief of the army, divided into four connections, which was under the protection of the gods RA, Amun, Seth and Ptah, five thousand men in each. These twenty thousand troops joined the soldiers reserve, part of which remained in Egypt, and a special detachment of cavalry. This army was difficult to manage. To facilitate the management, king defeated the army of the troops for two hundred people, putting a flag-bearer at the head of each.

There were uprisings, has captured the fortress on the territories subject to Egypt. However, Ramses one by one took the fortress with the rebels and quite easy going, despite the fact that the enemy a false message was trying to disorient Ramses. Realizing that "inside" the Pharaoh of Egypt not to break, Hittite army led by Emperor Awatali went in the direction of Kadesh, inaccessible frontier fortress in the North of Syria, intended, as I thought the Hittites, to become the graveyard of the Egyptian army. There are two magnificent horses had the luck and the Royal chariot Ramses at the head of an army of about five hundred chariots.

In may 1284 BC the Egyptian army finally came to Kadesh - this huge fortress on the left Bank of Oranta, at the entrance of the valley Bekaa valley. The fortress was located on the border of the Hittite Empire, and served as the starting point units, conducting raids on Amurru and Canaan - Egyptian ownership.

A few kilometres from Kadesh Ramses stopped his army. The place seemed appropriate for the ambush, here chariots of the enemy will not be able to pass and infantry to manoeuvre. The rate of Ramses was on the edge of the forest Lubvi on the Eastern Bank of Oranta. When you exit the forest was left Ford, which has enabled the Egyptians to cross the river of reach from the Hittite archers on duty on the towers of the fortress. The second Ford was to the North and closer to Kadesh. Ramses decided to bypass the fortress and placed his camp in the North-East to grab her from behind.

The Egyptians sent forward exploration, but the Hittite warriors around was not noticeable. However, the Egyptians captured two men, former judging by the clothes, the leaders of the tribe of the Bedouins. They said Ramses that Hittite army left Kadesh more than two weeks ago, allegedly fearing powerful force approaching Egyptian army. It was decided to besiege Kadesh and grab it, especially because of the Hittite army no longer defended the fortress and the Syrians, and for fear of the relics of the Egyptians, could lay down arms.

Headed by the Governor of Egypt connection "Amon" crossed the forest Lubvi, defeated the river on the first Ford, crossed the plain, and stopped in the North-West of Kadesh. The fortress had an impressive appearance with his toothy walls and five towers, where the Syrians watched maneuvers connection "RA". Connection "Ptah" is located near the first Ford, and "Set" remained on the edge of the forest. The next day, after resting, Egyptian troops have established communication with each other, before proceeding to the environment of Kadesh and holding of the first attack.

The morning was foggy, and the fortress was still shrouded in mist. Shortly before noon connection "Ptah" was removed from a place and start to cross the river. Suddenly there was a thunder. Ramses raised his eyes to heaven, but did not see any clouds. With plain screams. Still not believing his eyes, Ramses understood the real reason terrible noise... a Huge wave Hittite chariots just crossed the river near the fortress and crashed in the flank connection "RA"! Another Armada cars with astonishing speed attacked soldiers connection "Birds". For chariots ran thousands of Marines, covering the hills and the valley like grasshoppers!

This huge army was hiding in the forest to the East and the West, and fell upon the Egyptian army at the time when they were most vulnerable.

The number of enemies stunned Ramses. But when there was an Emperor of the Hittites Awatali, Pharaoh understood why he had so many soldiers. Around the Emperor of the Hittite state that stood in his chariot, was Syria's rulers, of Mitanni, Aleph, Ugarit, Carchemish, Arditi, which Awatali convinced, how, and other rulers of smaller areas, to join the Hittites, to crush the Egyptian army. At the disposal of Ramses was only a little more than twenty thousand foot soldiers, and five hundred chariots. On the side of the enemy was a huge advantage!

Hundreds of troops of connection "Ptah" fell from the enemy's arrows, the chariot rolled over and blocked the approaches to the Ford. Surviving Egyptian soldiers ran towards the forest Lubvi to hide there, interfering thereby join the fight connection "Set", which could not participate in the battle because of the danger of becoming easy prey for many archers.

The order of cars connection "Ptah" was broken, and the chariots of the soldiers "Set" remained motionless. On the plain, the situation became catastrophic. Divided into two parts connection "RA" was absolutely defenseless, his soldiers fled. The soldiers of the United Hittite army massacred Egyptn, point their guns, broke bones and cut the body of a spear pierced his side, daggers were ripped open.

The allied rulers have already congratulated Awatali... They did not expect that the actions of the Emperor of the Hittites will be so successful. Who could suppose that the mighty army of Ramses be destroyed, not even joining the fight? The surviving soldiers fled, like frightened rabbits, their life depended only on fast.

Had to strike a last blow. Connection "Amon" and the camp of Pharaoh will not resist moving to them countless hordes. Then the victory Awatali be complete. With the death of Ramses Egypt will finally bow my head and become a slave of the Hittite Empire. In contrast to his father Ramesses has fallen into the trap of Kadesh and your life will pay for the mistake.

Hittite cavalry knocked the wall of shields, protecting the camp Pharaoh Ramses. Egyptian soldiers who tried to resist, fell, pierced with spears.

Ramses had mounted his chariot made of gilded wood. The chariot was provided with two quivers, one - for arrows, the other for bows and swords. This ridiculous weapons Ramses was going to win the invincible army!

Ramses tied the reins around the waist to have your hands free. Both horses were smart and brave, they will rush straight at the enemy. I was next and tame lion Ramses named Fighter, menacing growl which encouraged me to Pharaoh. His lion remained faithful to him and will fight beside him until the end.

On Ramses descended furious madness. This was not defeated and lonely military commander, giving a rebuff in the last for him the battle, and the king endowed with matchless power. It looks terrible and dreadful, gave courage and soldiers of the Egyptians, inspired by the example of Pharaoh, which hand did not tire. Ramses was the embodiment of a devastating flame, letting the arrow after arrow, killing his Hittite chariots. Sensing freedom, horses reared on its hind legs, fell on each other, chariots turned over, forming indiscriminate dumping.

Nubian lion Ramses staged a bloody feast. Throwing his trehsotmillionnogo body in the thick of the fight, he tore the enemies of his master blows claws, they stuck their neck ten fangs. Blows his feet were as strong as accurate. The commander of the Hittite Marines raised his lance, but did not have time to throw it: arrow Pharaoh pierced him. At the same moment the jaws of the lion were closed at the neck of the commander of the Imperial squad cars.

Despite the enormous numerical superiority, the Hittite warriors fled in panic from the carnage... besides appeared from somewhere Egyptian chariots, who rushed into the hole punched by Ramses, his lion and the remains persistent soldiers in combat formations of the enemy! The Egyptian army was to complete the work of Ramses, destroying many of the soldiers of the United Hittite army and forcing the retreating to jump into the water Oranta... It was the victory! Ramses won the battle of Kadesh! Although compounds "Amon" and "RA" was killed every tenth soldier, "Ptah" weak, "Seth" remained intact. Thousands of Egyptians died, but even more of the Hittites and the soldiers of the Union army lost his life. The enemy was locked in a fortress. The storming of Kadesh Rameses did not succeed, however, the Emperor Awatali sued for peace. Soon Ramses received from the Hittite Emperor document, which was written: "I, Awatali, your servant, Ramses, and I call you a Son of the Sun and the generation of the Light. My country is subject to your will, it is at your feet. But don't own authority. Your influence inevitably, you have proved, by winning a great victory. But why do you want to destroy the people of your servant? Why malice continue to live in your heart? Because you're the winner, you must agree, that peace is better than war, and let the Hittites gulp of life".

Ramses did so. "The story about the battle of Kadesh, the "broken" on the great southern wall of the great hall of columns of the temple of Karnak, as well as on the outer walls of the temple of Luxor and on the facade of his pylon on the outer walls of the temple of Abydos and in the front yard of the Temple of Millions Years of Ramses II, you can "listen" and today...