This paper presents a discussion of what rigorous planning and presumed outcomes in military strategy by three well-known ancient Egyptian pharaohs actually led to. To be sure, the unexpected is always present, but often a successful result contains within it unforeseen consequences. This discussion concentrates on the expectations and desires of Kamose at Avaris itself, Thutmose III engaging his enemy at Megiddo, and Ramesses II marching north to his camp at the west of the Orontes River. The specific aim of the analysis, however, centers upon the unknown and how those three war leaders faced uncertainty.
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