The role of the Egyptian army in the ancient Egyptian civilization

Beginning with the ancient Egyptian civilization and start building communities, villages and cities and provinces and kingdoms, then, the idea of establishing a regular army in the Egyptian society evolve slowly. With the passage of time, Egypt began to form an army to be organized his first mission is to protect the entity of society that protects both the territory of a country or a kingdom united and that contingent on security in parts of Egypt and the protection of the Egyptian border in the east or west or south or north

With the beginning of the historic period, which begins the unity of two halves of the country's south and north at the hands of the King "Narmer" in 3200 BC. M almost before this unit hundreds of years, Egypt witnessed the composition of armies, whether in the south or the north and the occurrence of fierce battles between the regions of Egypt ended this unit is experiencing the residual effects of these times that Egypt is known as the armies of the Organization, there are as well as bayonets, there were holders of darts and arrows and pins fight different and there are forces, foot and sea, either in rivers or lakes and then later in the sea and lead the armies of hundreds of junior commanders and senior leaders and kings who were lead their armies during the fighting, they said on the effects of small victories against their enemies

 More than that, during historical times, especially during the Old Kingdom (2700 - 2200 BC). and the emergence of naval forces huge represented in the Egyptian fleet during the reign of King (Saho Ra), one of the kings of the Fifth Dynasty, and before the reign of King Senefru founder of the Fourth Dynasty, who sent a fleet of 40 ships to Veniqia

As well as during the Middle Kingdom (2062 - 1675 BC). campaigns Amenemhet, Senusret

As well as days of the modern state (1575 - 950 BC). which is rich in temples in many of the fees represent the wars led by kings against the enemies of Egypt, both in the east or the west or the south, the most famous battles of King Ramses II and Ramses III, and before them, Tuthmosis III and other Kings

The main objective of the Egyptian army is to defend not only for control of the invasion of Egypt has not seen colonial days Carriers purpose of the occupation of the country's wealth and the exploitation of foreign peoples and the oppression and the imposition of the Egyptian domination of other peoples. This stems from the characteristics of the nature of the ancient Egyptians and contemporary spirit of tolerance and love and love of life and peace, which gained over the years the nature of the land of Egypt.
It was the primary task of the Egyptian army maintaining security and order in Egypt and the protection of external borders with neighboring countries, whether in the East or the South or West

In addition to this main goal there was other functions including the protection of convoys and commercial expeditions to the mines and quarries and the oldest evidence for the Panel King "den", a disciplined some of the tribes of the desert in the Sinai in a military campaign, which objected to some of these trade caravans coming from Lebanon (Veniqia) loaded with wood Ebony

And another campaign to the king (drag) against the Nubians in Wadi Halfa and two of the kings of the First Dynasty (3200-2950 BC).. As well as some of the battles with the enemies of the west of Egypt, the Libyans during the reign of Kings (Ni prose) and (Brayb age) of the kings of the Second Dynasty (2950-2700 BC)

 During the Old Kingdom (2700 - 2200 BC). we find the King (Zoser) disciplined by certain tribes in the Sinai to attack ad hoc missions to retrieve copper from the Sinai Peninsula. As well as the King (Bent) and (Cheops) and (Saho Ra), who extended his trade to the south of Greece

Among the most famous military campaigns drive (Oni), which involved the army of the land from the sea with the fleet for the first time in history, against Asians, who were from time to time they are attacking convoys and Egyptian campaign exploratory or encroachment on Egypt's eastern borders.

During the Middle Kingdom (2062 - 1675 BC). We find that after the second unit at the hands of the King "Mentouht second," sends many of the disciplinary campaigns in the Western Desert against the Libyans, also sent his fleet to the Red Sea to the "Pont" to notify the marble

As well as in the era of Amenemhat I, who had stayed for his army many of the forts on Egypt's eastern borders, which is called (the walls of the referees) as well as (Senusret) III, who has campaigned against many Asian tribes. As well as Egypt has established several forts in the south such as Fort (obesity) and (Qmenh) and (Bohn)

It was all of these forts and castles to defend Egypt and not to attack neighboring countries, where necessitated the expansion of the country to the east, west and south to the spread of many of these forts as entry points defense line of defense the first against the enemies of Egypt and the centers of early warning in case of threat to the security of Egypt to mobilize its army and people to defend its land

During the New Kingdom (1575 - 950 BC). The activity of the army is the largest in Egypt witnessed the attacks from the Hyksos (1675 - 1575 BC). And occupation north of the country for about a hundred years until they could be (Ahmose) was the first expulsion and unite the country for the third time and the entry of Egypt's New Kingdom, which saw many of the campaigns of the Egyptian military outside the borders of the most famous battles battles "Ramses II" in Kadesh against the Hittites, which recorded its effects in the temple of Abu Simbel, Luxor and Karnak as well as the battles (Ramses) III in the Megiddo recorded on the walls of his temple at Medinet Habu mainland western shorter

 These campaigns also had to defend not the purpose of the invasion, with the Assyrians and the Hittites in Syria, Iraq and turning the people against Egypt and stir up unrest against the security of Egypt. During the reign of the Twentieth Dynasty and during the reign of King "Ramses III" in 1174 BC. M Egypt has come under attack from the north for the first time from the Sea Peoples, which necessitated the construction of fortifications at the mouths of branches of the Nile seven and the entry of "Ramses III," pitched battles until defeated them, this is to by some attacks from the west and south through the state of modern kings of Egypt to record their tracks

It was the main reason for these attacks, colonial Egypt throughout the different ages from the east and west, north and south down to Egypt's position unique in the world and its strategic location between three continents Asia, Africa, Europe and the governed in the ways land and sea the world serving the forces of greed of the world in taking them to the wealth Egypt's natural metals and stones and fertile agricultural land and Joe mild throughout the year

 These factors combined have made Egypt the coveted through the ages the historical beginning of the Pharaonic and Greco-Roman, Islamic and modern and to this day

 Was the Egyptian army is the first and last guarantee for the protection of Egypt in this external threats to the defense of Egypt and their land against the invaders, although there have been campaigns in some cases, outside the borders of Egypt by their kings. Its purpose was to eliminate hotbeds of external forces which do not fail to attack Egypt, directly or pay some other people for it to attack Egypt from time to time

If we are right in describing the army of Egypt and its role in Egyptian civilization can be described as an army upscale or Commissioner or civilized, who works with all his energy and effort to protect the land and its people, the Egyptians and to contribute to the civil works as a component of the progress of civilization in Egypt and review of enemies to themselves in thinking if they planned to attack Egypt, and not a military colonist or cruel, despite the conclusion reached by the Egyptian army of large numbers in the thousands and use all types of sophisticated weapons from the plains of modern and large fleet could impose his speech on any of the countries, but the Egyptian military had unique features and characteristics of the noble, and the goal was always Defense then defend land, honor and self-defense is not only