Battle of Qatna

The Battle of Qatna, also known as the Battle of the Four Armies, was the final battle in the Great Powers' War, as it now transitioned to the OFK-EC War. The battle revealed to everyone the true intentions of the Elamite king Shilhak-Inshushinak and how he was planning to betray the Pact of Civilizations and try to conquer the entire known world.
The engagement started as a regular battle between Egypt and Hatti, as they were fighting for control of the nearby city of Qatna. Both kingdoms had large armies in the area and engaged in combat for hours, though there was no decisive victor as both sides suffered casualties and could not defeat the opponent. 
However, in the middle of the battle, the Egyptians were approached by retreating Assyrians, who had fled their country after the Battle of Ashur. They explained the situation to Ramesses and his generals and joined his army, but the Elamites shortly caught up. Before the Egyptians could adjust their strategy, dozens of thousands of Elamite, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Lullubi soldiers attacked the unaware combatants and smashed through the ranks of Egyptians, Hittites, and Assyrians alike. While Shilhak's faction had few casualties, the Egyptians and Hittites lost thousands more.
Eventually, seeing as continuing this fight would be disadvantageous, Muwatalli ordered his troops to pull back and march north, hoping that the Egyptians and Elamites would destroy each other. Yet Ramesses too soon retreated, seeing as the Hittites had gone and now the Elamites had their full attention on them. Thus the Elamites were victorious and managed to secure the area, capturing the city of Qatna in the process. 
After the return of Harharran from his hiding, Shilhak made him his new puppet king of the Levant, situated in roughly the same area as the now completely occupied Kingdom of Ugarit. The Egyptians and Assyrians retreated south, and the Hittites under Muwatalli soon followed suit, as Hakkarpili usurped the Hittite throne and officially allied with Shilhak, leaving Muwatalli and his forces nowhere else to go.
In a few weeks, seeing that Shilhak and his faction was now the largest threat to everyone, the leaders of Egypt and Hatti decided to put aside their differences and join forces, together with Assyria, Alashiya, and the Mycenaean Confederation founding the Organization of Free Kingdoms. Meanwhile Shilhak formalized his own faction and founded the Eastern Coalition. This officially ended the Great Powers' War and began the OFK-EC War.
Category:The Rise of Kemet
Category:Great Powers' War
Category:Egypt
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Category:Assyria
Category:Elam
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