Campaigns of Esarhaddon
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Military campaigns of Assyrian king Esarheddon.
Chronology
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- January 672 BC: Esarhaddon raided Egypt in 673 BC. Two years later he launched a full invasion and conquered Egypt, chasing the Pharaoh Taharqa back to Nubia.
- January 669 BC: Assyria defeated Urartu, annexed much of its territory and reduced it to vassalage.
- January 669 BC: The Assyrian Empire expanded southwards as far as Dilmun (Bahrain) and into Arabia.
1. Esarhaddon´s first invasion
Was the first unsuccesful military campaign of Assyrian King Esarhaddon in Eygpt that resulted in the conquest of most of Egyptian Kingdom.
2. Esarhaddon´s second invasion
Was a military campaign of Assyrian King Esarhaddon in Egypt that resulted in the conquest of the northern part of the Egyptian Kingdom.