Ancient Egyptian Military

Impact of the Ancient Egyptian Military on Todays Modern Army
War. It is a gruesome yet necessary act that we have come by time and time again when threatened by opposing forces. The people of our nation will cheer and riot, glorify and scrutinize the action but, what do they truly know? Our United States Military is a formidable force for all that go against it but, the question is, how did this come to be? What example did they have to follow, what great leaders did they have to look up to? An everyday member of our society would immediately think back to national victories such as World War I and II or our own civil war which included outstanding generals including, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Astounding as they were at what it
Egyptians, as a whole had the advantage of being ethnically and culturally unified amongst themselves as well as against their enemies under the rule of their pharaoh who was considered to be a god on Earth. During the New Kingdom the Pharaohs often led the army into battle and Egypt conquered much of the surrounding land, expanding the Egyptian Empire. In todays modern time our armies are lead into battle by the generals that stand and lead them to as many victories as they possibly can. Like the pharaoh leading his men they rule with an iron fist and tolerate no
Despite the fact that it was not an Egyptian weapon. It was copied from the Canadies of the North. Thutmose III was the first to use it in his infantry. Today bow and arrows are still put great use by our troops having archers positioned either behind the infantry line or on the wing ready to fire at a moments notice. The archers fire on the enemy and advance to the center of their ranks to destroy them from the inside out a tactic much used by their ancient Egyptian counterparts. A very famous Egyptian defensive tactic was the turtle. All combatants would lock shields to protect themselves from any enemy barrage. Today this would be the equivalent of a modern day shield blockade.The khopesh, while rarely seen on the field was a magnificent inspiration for common weapons such as the