Battle of Pelusium (525 BC)

In the battle of Pelusium defeated in May 525 BC, the Persian king Cambyses II in the Sinai to Egyptian ( Saite ) Pharaoh Psamtik III. and conquered Egypt. Only Memphis could take some time to resist.

According to Herodotus, III, 10 of the Egyptian Pharaoh superimposed on Pelusiac tributary of the Nile (near Tanis ) to expect Cambyses II. Pelusium was a strategically important border town, which controlled the trade between Egypt and Asia. At this border fortifications around 4,000-5,000 soldiers were stationed. The Egyptian army is estimated at about 30,000, the Persian army was probably not less. The betrayal of the Egyptian troops leader Phanes of Halicarnassus (III, 4) - the main force of Psammetichus III. consisted of Greek mercenaries - who recommended an alliance with the Persians and the Arabs betrayed the defenses of the Egyptians played an important role in the battle starting. About losses of the parties in this battle, nothing is handed down.

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