Word: merneptah
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Dates: during 1941-1941
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There had been nothing like it in that part of the world for 31 centuries-since the Pharaoh Merneptah, in 1221 B.C., sent his archers out to stop an invasion by the Libyans. Like General Sir Archibald Wavell, Merneptah surprised himself with a brilliant success: drove the Libyans to the Mount of the Horns of the Earth, well inside Libya, killed almost half of the invading force, captured most of the others, and took over 120,000 pieces of equipment, including 9,000 copper swords and the King of Libya's sandals, which the King had removed...