The Defeat of Egypt on the Nile

For many years during the Old Kingdom of Egypt the Egyptian people desired to overcome a small group of people called the Rebu, they had fought a few battles in previous times but this would be one of the more notable battles. The Egyptians had their army ready beforehand on the banks of the great Nile River, the longest river on earth. The Rebu had their footmen and chariots moving at a good pace so as to arrive on the Nile by morning. Early the next day the king of the Rebu led his army straight to the Nile, he was confident in the strategy that he and his councillors had come up with, but he had slightly underestimated the might of Egypt. By noon the two armies were on either side of the Nile River, the Egyptian archers took aim and released hundreds of arrows, those of the Rebu that had shields ducked under them, but even then many fell. Next the Rebu people fired their arrows, though their bows were not as ranged as the opposing armies were, still a few fell. After the initial arrow assault the two armies charged into the river, they were in a shallow section, and drew swords, though the Rebu archers stayed behind. Before long the river was stained with the blood of both parties, and this began to bring in aquatic predators, as men began disappearing and soon many soldiers from both sides had been devoured by crocodiles. A young Rebu soldier named Jethro was being dragged deep into the river by one when he struck it with his axe and it retreated, this angered the Egyptians even more because the crocodile was a sacred animal in their religion. The Rebu who had had a smaller army at first began to pull back, but just as the Egyptians were getting the upper hand many, boats came down the river and the archers on board let their bowstrings loose and the Egyptians who were already over half way across the Nile were surrounded, on one side of the river was the remaining Rebu army and on the other the Rebu armada was gathered, not to mention that men were rapidly being taken under the water by crocodiles. The Egyptians decided to charge the Rebu and try to penetrate the army, but did not get very far, they were making progress from the front but from behind they were being curtailed. The result of the battle was that the Egyptians were completely defeated and the Rebu had triumphed but at a great price.