Charchamesh

Charchamesh, an ancient city in today's Syria, is most known for the Battle of Charchamesh which was fought by three dynasties, Assyria and Egypt against Chaldea[1]. After the fall of Nineveh, Assyria was left without its capital and called up the Egyptians (their alliance) to help them against the threat of losing their nation to the Chaldeans. Nabopolassar challenged the Pharaoh of Egypt and fought against Assyria and Egypt under the control of General Neco. The exact numbers are not known, however, the Chaldeans were known to be outnumbered, but fought bravely and claimed the victory. Before the battle of Charchamesh, Egypt was known to have the greatest army out of all the dynasties in northern Africa and the Middle East, but this soon changed with their defeat in the battle of Charchamesh when the Chaldean Dynasty proved to the world it had more to offer than Egypt and Assyria put together.