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The Battle of Met was fought between the armies of Ancient Egypt and the Libu nomads in 1195 BC.

The Libyans of the Western Desert had long proved to be a thorn in the side of Egypt's pharaohs, and Pharaoh Merneptah was no different. In 1208 BC, Merneptah defeated a Libu and Sea Peoples invasion at the Battle of Perire, after which he appointed the general Setnakhte to serve as Governor of Amunia on the Libyan frontier. Within ten years, the able commander Setnakhte was eclipsed by his son Ramesses, who had rebelled against Merneptah and taken the Sinai and Lower Egypt for himself. Setnakhte remained an ally of his son while hesitating to assist him in his wars; Setnakhte's armies continued to guard the western frontier as Ramesses committed high treason against both Merneptah and his successors Seti II and Tausret. By 1195 BC, however, Ramesses had made himself master of both Lower and Middle Egypt, and Setnakhte found his realm invaded by Libyan armies on all fronts. When Ramesses extended an offer of confederation, Setnakhte agreed, and he placed himself and his armies under Ramesses' command.

Ramesses was thus imbued with new responsibilities, including the thankless task of defending the Western Desert from Libyan incursions. Ramesses beefed up the border armies and dispatched his father's general Mutahuy to locate and destroy Serkeni's Libyan army as it moved through the desert. Incidentally, Serkeni attacked Mutahuy as his army - consisting entirely of Libyans - rested in the town of Met. In the ensuing battle, the Egyptians used flanking tactics to overcome their fearsome Libyan foes. Even as Met's garrison was slaughtered and the village set alight, Mutahuy's forces were able to overcome their attackers and destroy Serkeni's force in a follow-up battle. Mutahuy and his army recovered in Met, from which they continued to hold the border.

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