Caesar's Fall in Egypt

In January of 47 BC word came that the Roman reinforcements had completed their overland march and were now on the outskirts of Egypt. Caesar slipped his besieged men out of the palace under cover of night to form an army of some 20,000. This combined force assaulted the base of young Ptolemy's army which numbered around 20,000 itself. Used to fighting severely outnumbered, basing an army merely equal in size was a rare treat for Caesar's legions. The battle of the Nile was easily won by the Romans. All made the 13th drown when the ship he was escaping on capsized and Cleopatra was placed back on the throne.