# Canonical recap data for Battle of the Nile Delta (1178)
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slug: battle-nile-delta
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1178/battle-nile-delta"
title: Battle of the Nile Delta
subtitle: Ramesses III's naval victory over the Sea Peoples stands as the first documented sea battle in recorded history and reshaped Mediterranean power.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1178-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1178
decade: 1170
country:
name: Egypt
slug: egypt
summaryShort: "The Battle of the Delta was a sea battle between Egypt and the Sea Peoples, circa 1175 BC, when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III repelled a major sea invasion. The conflict occurred on the shores of the eastern Nile Delta and on the border of the Egyptian Empire in Syria, although precise locations of the battles are "
summaryLong: The Battle of the Delta was a sea battle between Egypt and the Sea Peoples, circa 1175 BC, when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III repelled a major sea invasion. The conflict occurred on the shores of the eastern Nile Delta and on the border of the Egyptian Empire in Syria, although precise locations of the battles are unknown. This major conflict is recorded on the temple walls of the mortuary temple of pharaoh Ramesses III at Medinet Habu.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Medinet_Habu_Ramses_III._Tempel_Nordostwand_Abzeichnung_01.jpg/1280px-Medinet_Habu_Ramses_III._Tempel_Nordostwand_Abzeichnung_01.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Battle of the Delta"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Delta"
  title: Battle of the Nile Delta
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Battle of the Delta was a sea battle between Egypt and the Sea Peoples, circa 1175 BC, when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III repelled a major sea invasion.
wikidataQid: Q1036947
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260420031530/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Delta"
  capturedAt: 2026-04-20
  label: Battle of the Nile Delta
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Delta"
