The Battle of Carchemish (litho)

The Battle of Carchemish. In the reign of Nabopolassar, the founder of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Necho II of Egypt took advantage of the siege of Nineveh and occupied Palestine. In 604 BC, two years after the fall of Nineveh, Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian crown prince, utterly defeated his Nubian troops at the Battle of Carchemish, and pursued them to the Egyptian border, whence he was recalled to Babylon on hearing of Nabopolassar's death. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.