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Battle of Bitter Lakes

Battle of Bitter Lakes was a battle fought in 925 BC at Bitter Lakes, in what is now Egypt. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bitter Lakes. It was part of the Jeroboam's Revolt. The recorded result: Egyptian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought925 BC
WhereBitter Lakes, Egypt30.269N, 32.447E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeEgyptian victory
BelligerentsEgyptagainstNomads
Casualties and lossesUnknownandMany killed
Part ofJeroboam's Revolt

Record

Date925 BC (year precision)
PlaceBitter Lakes, Egypt
30.269N, 32.447E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownMany killed
Commanders
  • Shoshenq I
Battle of Bitter LakesBattle of Bitter LakesEgyptian 25th Brigade ambushOperation Nimbus MoonBattle of the Chinese FarmBattle of IsmailiaBattle of SeraphumBattle of the Chinese FarmBattle of IsmailiaBur SaidSuezEl FaiyumGizaIsmaïliaEl MansuraTantaDumyat100 km30.269N, 32.447E
Placed at Bitter Lakes; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Bitter Lakes is one of 2 engagements of the 10th century BC in the atlas and one of 144 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870490, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bitter Lakes, revision 1370434491, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.