Capture of Megiddo

During his Near Eastern campaign Pharaoh Tuthmosis travelled with a band of military scribes who recorded his every move in a 'day book'. Later the glorious details of his triumphs, and the impressive booty collected, were inscribed on the walls of the Karnak temple. One account reads:

"His majesty conferred with his army ... saying, 'That wretched foe of Kadesh has come and gone into Megiddo. He is there right now and has got the support of the chiefs of all the areas which used to be loyal to Egypt as far as Naharin ...
What is your opinion about this?' And they replied to his majesty, 'What will it be like to go on this path which keeps getting narrower? We have received reports that the enemy is waiting on the other side and that their numbers are constantly increasing. Won't our horses have to go in single file and our army and people likewise? Won't our vanguard have to fight while our rearguard is still standing here in Aruna unable to fight? There are two other places here. One of them is ideal - it comes out at Taanach. The other goes north of Djefti - we would end up north of Megiddo. Our lord should go on whichever these seems best, but do not make us march along that difficult path."

(Source: Tyldesley, J.A., "Egypt's Golden Empire", London, 2001)