Skirmish at the Lion Gates

The Skirmish at the Lion Gates was a short engagement at the end of the Great Powers' War between the different factions of Hittites during the Hittite Civil War. It began as Muwatalli III was trying to enter Kizzuwatna through the gates with his army, retreating from Shilhak and his Elamite forces. However, by that point the Gates had already been taken by Hakkarpili's supporters, who were in league with Elam and soon the Eastern Coalition.
Thus, Muwatalli was not allowed entry and instead the Hittites at the gates, led by captain Talakka, started shooting at Muwatalli's Hittites as they were trying to cross. Muwatalli first tried to get through, but once he realized that he was losing hundreds of men and making no progress, he ordered a retreat south. Hakkarpili's plan worked as Muwatalli was now forced to return to mostly Elamite occupied Levant, yet he did not stay there for long and, after reaching Ugarit, sailed to Egypt, which was not accounted for in the EC plans.
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