Raid on the Sons of Montu headquarters

The raid on the Sons of Montu headquarters was the final major engagement in the Sons of Montu insurrection in Egypt. It took place 9 days after the organization's attack on the palace, once the government got information on the headquarters' location from one of the captured Sons of Montu members. 
The raid took place on the night between 21 and 22 Peret I, with five Egyptian army units of around 1000 soldiers moving in on different entrances to the headquarters. Once the initial entrance chambers were cleared out, the soldiers proceeded to move into the central chamber of the headquarters, clearing any resistance along the way, with no casualties of their own. Soon they reached the central area and managed to get in there by appearing as fellow Sons of Montu members, being allowed in by one of the guards. Once the Sons of Montu realized what had been done, it was too late. Thousands of Egyptian soldiers stormed into the headquarters and killed hundreds of fighters there, in the process also opening other doors and allowing even more Egyptian soldiers to come in. 
Most of the Sons of Montu members were killed or captured, though a few officers took Montuherkhepeshef hostage and escaped through a secret tunnel. However, they were also killed, as general Nechtarhebi had archers waiting outside this exit. The four escaping officers were all shot down, while Montuherkhepeshef himself was delivered directly to the pharaoh Ramesses XI, who ordered him to be burnt publicly. Montuherkhepeshef was executed near the palace on 23 Peret II, which marked the effective end of the Sons of Montu, and, in turn, the insurrection which was mostly led and fueled by them.
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