The Battle of Kadesh

Ramesses had compiled an army of around 20,000 individuals and they were separated into four divisions named after Egyptian deities. It is believed that Ramesses dispatched a party of 5,000 men to secure the port city of Tsumu before the bulk of the army made their way towards Kadesh itself by departing from Pyramases in Sinai. Now, I am going to try to describe the geography of the area. I want you to imagine a river entering our map from the north and heading directly south. Now the river will split into two separate rivers and both of these are going to run off to the south. The city of Kadesh is situated right underneath the fork so you should now