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Egypt was considered to be the most ancient country in the whole of the world. Its natural borders, represented by the first waterfall at Aswan and the desert east and west of the Nile Valley and the Mediterranean coast in the north, provided adequate protection against foreign invasion; moreover, the Egyptians themselves were not a society of invaders and conquerors. For that reason, the country did not need an army of professionals; instead, Egypt was modestly organized by a part-time army with weak armaments. However, there was compulsory military service for young people and peasants; times of crisis. In addition, a small contingent of regular soldiers was deployed throughout the country to maintain order, protect public buildings, palaces and cemeteries.

 Nevertheless, wars were unavoidable; they could not be avoided. This is why the images of the king were repeated as he chastised the enemies of the outsiders through the history of ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians referred to their enemies as "nine arches". The number "9" represents the sum of the number "3" in itself; it was a "mass gathering", thus collecting all enemies. Also found are wooden models of soldiers advancing in formations of ten rows, each consisting of a group of four men.
Egypt began dealing with two kinds of enemies. The first type controlled the precious resources sought by the Egyptians. With the exception of the Nubians, these were not usually a threat to Egypt; As for the enemies of the other type, they had nothing to tempt the Egyptians, but they were a direct threat to the Egyptians, as a gas force. It was of this other breed: the Libyans, the Persians and the peoples of the Mediterranean.
After the Middle Kingdom, Egypt ruled a family of Asian kings, known as the Hyksos.
They came to Egypt with horses, carts and copper weapons; these were all adopted by the Egyptians in the future, in their armies. The Hyksos were eventually expelled from Egypt. But that period of foreign rule has led to the creation of a new army of professional prowess, armed with sophisticated war equipment, such as the "cowardice", the swastika and the double arch. Egypt became a great military force. The era of the modern state came and the Egyptian military strategy became proactive rather than defensive.
The Egyptian army may then be made up of infantry and armor teams under the leadership of the king or a princes. The difference was made up of about five thousand soldiers, each team was named one of the gods of Egypt. Not all recruits were mandatory, but they chose the soldier as a craft. Joining the army has become the ultimate dream of every young Egyptian; They were given lots of tax-free land, along with daily food. There was a code of conduct; commitment to it was the pride of the soldiers. Including: returning with the army, safe to the homeland; no quarrel among soldiers; obedience to orders; and non-attacks on civilians or exposure to their property.

 Both Thutmose III and Ramses II, during the modern state, are distinguished as great military commanders. The Battle of Kadesh is one of the most famous military campaigns in history; it is the oldest battle that can be documented in detail from the various records; It took place between Ramses II and the Hittites in order to control the Levant. After both sides realized that victory was not on the horizon, the first peace treaty in the world took place.
At the beginning of the Ptolemaic rule of Egypt, they relied on Macedonians and Greeks in their army; The Egyptians were very familiar with such wars; their contribution (then) to the army was limited; But after the expansion of military operations, especially after repeated wars with the Levant, King Ptolemy IV had to recruit about twenty thousand Egyptians. Thanks to these, the Ptolemies were able to investigate the Seljuk invaders, through a decisive battle at Rafah, in 217 BC. (Corrected in the English text). Subsequently, the situation of the Egyptians improved and their strength increased in the Ptolemaic army.
In Roman times, the majority of the army was Roman, especially during the first 150 years of their rule in Egypt. After that, the number of local soldiers increased until they became the vast majority of the Byzantine army in Egypt. Military service in the Roman era lasted 25 years, and soldiers were forbidden to marry during service.
During the rule of the Muslim rulers in Egypt, the Arabs monopolized military service and prohibited it to the Egyptians, except in the auxiliary works. But the Arabs soon discovered that the Egyptian soldiers had good experience at sea, as a result of their service in the wars of the Greeks and Romans; and so they relied on them to establish a naval force for Muslims in the Mediterranean. They also benefited from Egyptian experience in shipbuilding; Egypt became a naval base, and there were arsenals for shipbuilding in Al-Rawda, Alexandria and Damietta.

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