The Battle of Carcar (or Qarqar) was fought in 853 BC when the army of Assyria, led by king Shalmaneser III, encountered an allied army of 12 kings at Karkar led by Hadadezer (also called Adad-idri and possibly the same as Ben Hadad) of Damascus and King Ahab of Israel. This battle is notable for having a larger number of combatants than any previous battle, and for being the first instance some peoples enter recorded history (such as the Arabs). It is recorded on The Kurkh Monolith.

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  • An alliance of 12 Kings
  • Assyria
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  • Indecisive; allied strategic victory
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  • 100,000
    (Assyrian records claim 100,000 troops; modern scholars believe Assyrian forces were smaller)
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    1,900 cavalry,
    1,000 camel cavalry
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  • -0853
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  • Indecisive; allied strategic victory
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  • 100,000
    (Assyrian records claim 100,000 troops; modern scholars believe Assyrian forces were smaller)
  • 60,000 infantry,
    2,450 chariots,
    1,900 cavalry,
    1,000 camel cavalry
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  • The Battle of Carcar (or Qarqar) was fought in 853 BC when the army of Assyria, led by king Shalmaneser III, encountered an allied army of 12 kings at Karkar led by Hadadezer (also called Adad-idri and possibly the same as Ben Hadad) of Damascus and King Ahab of Israel. This battle is notable for having a larger number of combatants than any previous battle, and for being the first instance some peoples enter recorded history (such as the Arabs). It is recorded on The Kurkh Monolith. The ancient town of Qarqar at which the battle took place has generally been identified with the modern archaeological site of Tell Qarqur. According to an inscription later erected by Shalmaneser, he had started his annual campaign, leaving Nineveh on the 14th day of Aiaru. He crossed both the Tigris and Euphrates without incident, receiving the submission and tribute of several cities along the way, including that of Aleppo. Once past Aleppo, he encountered his first resistance from troops of Iruleni, king of Hamath, whom he defeated; in retribution, he plundered both the palaces and the cities of Iruleni's kingdom. Continuing his march after having sacked Qarqar, he encountered the allied forces near the Orontes River.
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  • Indecisive; allied strategic victory
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  • The Battle of Carcar (or Qarqar) was fought in 853 BC when the army of Assyria, led by king Shalmaneser III, encountered an allied army of 12 kings at Karkar led by Hadadezer (also called Adad-idri and possibly the same as Ben Hadad) of Damascus and King Ahab of Israel. This battle is notable for having a larger number of combatants than any previous battle, and for being the first instance some peoples enter recorded history (such as the Arabs). It is recorded on The Kurkh Monolith.
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