List of battles before 301

Before 500 BC

Year Battle Description 11,600 BC Jebel Sahaba Qadan culture groups battle and raid against each others for resources in Jebel sabaha area South of what is now Egypt and north of Sudan 8000 BC Nataruk site in Kenya points towards conflict between hunter-gatherer group. 6000 BC Iberian Archer battles Iberian cave art from the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic periods shows explicit scenes of battle between groups of archers. 5300 BC Els Trocs cave Massacre The site shows signs of a battle between two groups , the victims were Neolithic migrants from a farming community , The attackers could have been indigenous hunter-gatherers. 5000 BC Attack on Talheim Local forces defeated by attackers in modern-day Germany Massacre of Schletz More than 200 Neolithic people were killed by blunt force around the same time as the massacre at Talheim, before being dumped in a mass grave on the site of present-day Schletz, Austria Massacre of Kilianstädten Around the same time as the massacre at Talheim, at least 26 Neolithic people were killed by blunt force and arrow wounds. Their bodies were buried in a mass grave at Kilianstädten. 3320 BC Battle of Naqada King Scorpion I of Thinis defeats and kills King Bull of Naqada, uniting Upper Egypt 3200 BC Invasion of Maadi Naqada attacked the Maadi-Buto culture and invaded Maadi, Maadian culture were vacated giving way to the Naqada III 3100 BC Unification Battle of Egypt "Narmer Palette Battle" King Narmer of Upper Egypt defeats Lower Egypt in battle and founds the First Dynasty of Egypt 2600 BC Siege of Aratta ? King Enmerkar of Uruk defeats the king of Aratta in modern-day Armenia and forces the kingdom into submission 2580 BC Siege of Uruk Uruk led by their King Gilgamesh and their General Enkidu, repel a siege by Aga of Kish and his allies from Isin and Nippur, capturing the Kings of Isin and NippurSherman Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore p. 201 c. 2450 BC Battle of Umma Lagash decisively defeats Umma and makes it a tributary stateWinter, Irene J., "After the Battle Is Over: The ‘Stele of the Vultures’ and the Beginning of Historical Narrative in the Art of the Ancient Near East", Studies in the History of Art, vol. 16, pp. 11–32, 1985 c. 2334 BC Battle of Uruk Sargon of Akkad defeats the Sumerian force led by Lugal-Zage-Si at Uruk c. 2320 BC Siege of Hattusa Sargon of Akkad invades the Hattians and fails to take their capital of Hattusa c. 2300 BC Battle of Terqa Ebla, allied with Nagar, Kish, and the Ib'al end the Third Mari-Ebla War by decisively defeating the Kingdom of Mari in Northeast Syria c. 2004 BC Sack of Ur Elam sacks Ur and thus ends the Third Dynasty of Ur c. 1923 BC Siege of Ur King Gungunum of Larsa captures Ur from Isin c. 1809 BC Siege of Assur Shamshi-Adad I of the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia conquers Assur c. 1801 BC Sack of Uruk Rim-Sin I of Larsa conquers and sacks Uruk, but spares the inhabitants c. 1796 BC Siege of Mari Shamshi-Adad I of the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia conquers Mari c. 1792 BC Sack of Isin Rim-Sin I of Larsa conquers and sacks Isin c. 1780 BC Siege of Qabra Shamshi-Adad I of the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia and Dadusha of Eshnunna defeat and annex the city of Qabra c. 1764 BC Siege of Hiritum King Hammurabi of Babylonia allied with Mari defeats Elamite invasion c. 1763 BC Siege of Larsa Hammurabi defeats his former ally Rim-Sin I and conquers the city-state of Larsa for Babylonia c. 1595 BC Sack of Babylon Hittites sack Babylon and end the First Babylonian dynasty, leaving the area to be occupied by their Kassite allies for centuries c. 1552 BC Battle of Nefrusy Kamose forces reached Nefrusy, a detachment of Kamose's Medjay troops attacked the Hyksos garrison and overran it c. 1550 BC Siege of Avaris Egyptians under Ahmose I expel the Hyksos from Egypt after taking their capital of Avaris c. 1530 BC Siege of Sharuhen or Egyptians under Ahmose I siege and raze town of Sharuhen in southern Canaan, the last stronghold the Hyksos fled to after he expelled them from Egypt c. 1504 BC Siege of Kerma Egyptians under Thutmose I conquer Kerma culture in Nubia c. 1457 BC Battle of Megiddo Egyptian forces, led by Thutmose III, rout the Canaanite forces under the King of Kadesh c. 14th century BC Battle of the Ten Kings or Indo-Aryan tribal king Sudas defeats the invading Ten Kings in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent c. 1319 BC Battle of the Astarpa Hittite forces, led by Mursili II, destroy the Arzawa army under Piyama-Kurunta, son of their king Uhha-Ziti. Mursili destroys Milawanda and besieges Apasa as a result, forcing the king to retreat to Ahhiyawa along with his sons. c. 1312 BCBattle of GanuvaraHittites defeat the Hayasa-Azzi confederation c. 1332 BC Battle of Sugagu Kurigalzu II of Kassite Babylon fights the armies of Adad-nirari I to a disputed result c. 1300 BC Battle at Gibeah Biblical battle between the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin and the other tribes of Israel, regarding the death of a concubine c. 1280 BC Battle of Kār Ištar Assyrians defeat Babylonians c. 1278 BCRamesses II's Battle against Sherden pirates Egyptians under Ramesses II defeat Sherden pirates c. 1275 BC – c. 1205 BC Battles of Alashiya Hittite navy and army defeat the navy and army of the Kingdom of Alashiya in modern-day Cyprus. One of the first naval battles ever recorded. c. 1274 BC Battle of Kadesh and King Muwatalli II of the Hittites surprises Ramesses II; the battle ends in a drawLorna Oakes, Pyramids, Temples & Tombs of Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Atlas of the Land of the Pharaohs, Hermes House: 2003, p. 142.Around "Year 5 III Shemu day 9" of Ramesses II's reign (James Henry Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, vol. III, p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. c. 1269 BC Siege of Dapur Egyptian forces, led by Ramesses II, conquer Dapur c. 1250 BC Battle of the Tollense The largest excavated battle site of this age anywhere in the world, fought between unknown polities c. 1237 BC Battle of Nihriya Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyria defeats Tudḫaliya IV of the Hittites c. 1225 BC Sack of Babylon Tukulti-Ninurta I sacks and captures Babylon c. 1208 BCBattle of Perire Egypt defeats Libyan and Sea People coalition c. 1184 BC Siege of Troy Greeks led by Mycenae sack Troy in Northwestern Anatolia, ending 10 year Trojan War c. 1178 BC Battle of Djahy Major land battle where Pharaoh Ramesses III defeats the Sea Peoples who were attempting to invade and conquer Egypt c. 1175 BC Battle of the Delta Egypt under Ramesses III repels a major naval invasion by the Sea Peoples c. 1150 BC Battle of Mount Tabor Israelites led by Barak and Deborah defeat Caananites led by the King of Hazor c. 1122 BC Battle of the River Ulaya Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon routs the Elamites under Hutelutush-Inshushinak c. 1046 BC Battle of Muye Decisive victory of the Zhou dynasty against the Shang dynasty c. 1025 BC Battle of Michmash Israelites defeat Philistines c. 1010 BC Battle of Mount Gilboa The Israelites fight against the Philistines; King Saul and his son Jonathan die. Siege of Jebus King David of Israel takes the city of Jebus, later known as Jerusalem, from the Jebusites. It becomes the Israelite capital city. c. 993 BC Siege of Rabbah King David takes the capital of the Ammonites, subjugating them to Israel. 925 BC Battle of Bitter Lakes Shoshenq I of Egypt defeats a Bedouin incursion after surprising the enemy at the shores of the Bitter Lakes.Sack of Jerusalem The Egyptians capture and plunder the Israelite capital of Jerusalem. 913 BC Battle of Mount Zemaraim Judah under King Abijah defeats Israel under King Jeroboam I; 500,000 Israelites fall in a single battle. 878 BC Battle of Suru Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II takes the fortress of Suru from the Babylonians. 858 BC Sack of Sugunia or Assyrians under Shalmaneser III sack the city of Sugunia of the Urartian . 854 BC Sack of Araškun Assyrians under Shalmaneser III sack the city of Araškun the Urartian capital forcing them to change their capital. 853 BC Battle of Karkar Assyrian Shalmaneser III faces a military alliance of the king of Damascus and 11 other rulers including Israel. 814 BC Battle of Dur-Papsukkal or Assyrian king Shamshi-Adad IV razes the Babylonian city, then defeats the army of their king Marduk-balassu-iqbi. 796 BC Siege of Damascus Assyrian king Adad-nirari III sieges and captures the Aramean capital of Damascus under Ben-Hadad III. 771 BCBattle of Mount Li Quanrong barbarians decisively defeat the Zhou, severely weakening the dynasty c. 750 BC Battle of the Lacus Curtius The newly formed Roman Kingdom under King Romulus defeats the Sabines. 743–740 BC Siege of Arpad Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III takes and razes the Aramean-Syrian capital of Arpad after besieging it for three years. 743 BC Battle of Kummuh Assyrian King Tiglath-Pileser III defeats King Sarduri I of Urartu who was attempting to relieve Arpad, taking hold of northern Syria. 733 BC Siege of Gezer The Assyrian king, Tiglath-Pileser III takes Gazru (Gezer) from the Kingdom of Israel. 724-720 BC Siege of Tyre Assyrians under Shalmaneser V and later Sargon II lay siege to the Phoenecian city of Tyre for 4 years but can't take the city. 722 BC Siege of Samaria Assyrian king Sargon II begins his reign by concluding a siege started by his predecessor Tiglath-Pileser III, bringing a final destructive conquest to the northern Kingdom of Israel after taking their capital. 720 BC Battle of Raphia (720 BC) Assyrians defeat the Egyptian-Philistine alliance, Gaza and Rafah are looted and Assyrian control over Philistia secured. c. 715 BC Siege of Hermopolis Nubians led by King Piye annex Hermopolis from Egyptians of Nimlot of Hermopolis. 714 BC Battle of Lake Urmia King Sargon II of Assyria decisively defeats King Rusa I of Urartu at Lake Urmia, Urartu soon becomes an Assyrian client state. 707 BC Battle of Xuge Zhou dynasty is defeated by State of Zheng in the first open defiance of imperial authority that would start the Spring and Autumn period. 701 BC Siege of Azekah Assyrian king Sennacherib takes the city of Azekah from the Kingdom of Judah.Siege of Lachish Assyrian king Sennacherib takes the city of Lachish from the Kingdom of Judah.Siege of Jerusalem Sennacherib besieges the capital of the Kingdom of Judah under Hezekiah. Both sides claim victory.Siege of Tyre Sennacherib unsuccessfully besieges Phoenician city-state of Tyre. 693 BC Battle of Diyala River King Sennacherib of Assyria defeats the Elamites of Southern Iran, led by Mushezib-Marduk, at Diyala River. 691 BC Battle of Halule King Sennacherib of Assyria fights a rebel force, composed of Babylonians, Chaldeans, Aramaeans, Elamites, and the tribes of the Zagros; the battle ended in a draw, although the greatest losses were suffered by the Assyrians. 689 BC Siege of Babylon Sennacherib sacks Babylon and puts down the Babylonians' rebellion. 685 BC Battle of Deres Aristomenes of Messenia fights Sparta, with an unknown and disputed end. 684 BC Battle of Changshao Part of Spring and Autumn period. Lu defeats Qi. 682 BC Battle of the Great Foss Aristomenes, Androcles, Fidas, and Aristocrates II of the alliance between Messenia and Arcadia are decisively defeated by the Spartans. 680–677 BC Siege of Sidon Assyrians under Esarhaddon capture, raze and rebuild the Phoenecian city of Sidon and execute their king, Abdi-Milkutti.679 BC Battle of Ḫubišna Assyrians under Esarhaddon defeat the Cimmerians and kill their King, Teušpâ. c. 675 BC Siege of Anshan Teispes captures the city of Anshan from the Elamites, expanding the burgeoning Persian Kingdom soon after the Persians are freed from Median rule. 671 BC Siege of Tyre Assyrians under Esarhaddon unsuccessfully besiege Tyre. 669 BC Battle of Hysiae The Argives defeat the Lacedaemonians. 663 BC Siege of Tyre Assyrians under Ashurbanipal unsuccessfully besiege Tyre.Sack of Thebes King Asshurbanipal of Ass