853 BCE · Neo-Assyrian Empire vs Syrian-Levantine coalition of eleven kings
Shalmaneser III of Assyria fought a coalition of eleven Levantine kings led by Hadadezer of Damascus and including Ahab of Israel near the Orontes River. Though Assyrian inscriptions claimed victory, the battle halted Assyrian advance into Syria and is the earliest event where the number of combatants is recorded with some specificity.
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