BattleGuess is a free online history trivia game where players identify famous historical battles from images. It covers battles from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia through to the World Wars, with 5 different game modes including classic, year, campaign, daily challenge, and multiplayer challenges.

How do you play BattleGuess?

You are shown an image of a historical battle and must guess which battle it depicts. You can use hints (at a point cost) to help identify the battle. Choose from 5 game modes: Classic (identify the battle from an image), Year (guess the year), Campaign (progressive missions), Daily (new challenge every day), and Challenge (compete with friends).

Is BattleGuess free to play?

Yes, BattleGuess is completely free to play. No account or download is required — just visit battleguess.app and start playing in your browser on any device.

What historical periods does BattleGuess cover?

BattleGuess covers battles from 8 historical eras: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval Europe, Ottoman and Islamic Empires, East Asia, Colonial and Napoleonic Era, American Wars, and World Wars. Each era has multiple battles at easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels.

What game modes are available in BattleGuess?

BattleGuess offers 5 game modes: Classic (identify the battle from an image), Year (guess when the battle took place), Campaign (complete themed missions), Daily Challenge (new battle every day), and Challenge (create shareable challenges for friends).

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🏛️ Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamiamedium

Battle of Kadesh

1274 BCE · Orontes River, Syria

Quick Facts

Year: 1274 BCE
Location: Orontes River, Syria
Era: 🏛️ Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia
Difficulty: medium

Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Battle of Kadesh

Ramesses II led his Egyptian army against the Hittite forces of Muwatalli II near the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River. The Egyptians were ambushed when Hittite chariots struck their divided columns, nearly capturing the pharaoh himself. Ramesses rallied his forces and fought to a stalemate. The battle led to the earliest known international peace treaty, the Egyptian-Hittite peace accord.

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The Battle of Kadesh produced history's first known peace treaty. A copy of this Egyptian-Hittite treaty hangs in the United Nations headquarters in New York as a symbol of diplomacy.