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How many soldiers may have been in each Egyptian division at Kadesh?
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Ramses II
A larger-than-life Ramses II towering over his prisoners and clutching them by the hair. Limestone bas-relief from Memphis, Egypt, 1290–24 bce; in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
During the Battle of Kadesh, the Egyptian army was organized into four divisions of infantry and chariotry. Each of these divisions is estimated to have consisted of approximately 5,000 men.1