The Battle of Carchemish was fought in 605 BC between Babylonians and the Egyptians. The genesis of the battle started out when the Babylonians took over the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and then the Assyrians had to move their capital to Harran. Unfortunately, once they had moved the Babylonians came in and took over that too. One more move was required for the Egyptians and this time the move was to Carchemish along the Euphrates River. When the actual battle began, the Egyptians got aid from surrounding cities to fight the dreaded Babylonians. The Babylonian king was attacking with his son throughout every campaign, and on the field he had realized his son's skills as a leader. This qualities will be even more obvious at the time of his rise
