The Battle of El Salheya was a battle that was fought between the armies of Ancient Egypt and the Lukka "Sea People" in 1195 BC.
In 1196 BC, a wave of Lukka invaders swept across the eastern Mediterranean, with the Sea Peoples attacking the Nile Delta, penetrating as far as Mennefer in Middle Egypt, and harrying the Levantine coast. One of these invasion fleets, led by Rusina, landed in the Delta and threatened the Egyptian towns of Pi-Ramesses and Tjaru. Ramesses' general Senefy, who had raised an army of medjay and Canaanite warriors, responded to this threat by attacking Rusina in the dunes near present-day El Salheya. In the ensuing battle, the Egyptians overcame superior-quality warriors with superior numbers, suffering heavy losses before defeating the invaders. Senefy gave chase to Gavinu's 73 remnants and crushed them, ending the Lukka's threat to Lower Egypt.
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