The Battle of Kadesh - circa 127 BC by Brian Palmer. SIG76 Major Richard Bud Peterson (deceased)

Major Richard Bud Peterson (deceased)

and local farm workers gaze up in respect and wonder

So perfect was this versatile and robust design that it remained in production for 12 years

English losses were comparatively few

The Reunion by A W Redgate

The Battle of Kadesh - circa 127 BC by Brian Palmer. SIG76 Major Richard Bud Peterson (deceased)DHM1369. The Battle of Kadesh circa 127 BC by Brian Palmer. In 1275 BC there were two superpowers in the ancient near east, in the south the Egyptians and in the north the Hittites from Anatolia in modern day central Turkey. A clash between these two powers was inevitable. The Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II marched an army north into Syria to confront the Hittites and their allies under King Muwatallis. Reaching Kadesh Rameses camped under the walls of