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Siege of Lachish

Siege of Lachish
BelligerentsNeo-Assyrian EmpireKingdom of JudahCommanders and leadersSennacheribUnknownStrengthUnknownUnknownCasualties and lossesUnknown Heavy

The siege of Lachish was the Neo-Assyrian Empire's siege and conquest of the town of Lachish in 701 BC. The siege is documented in several sources including the Hebrew Bible, Assyrian documents and in the Lachish relief, a well-preserved series of reliefs which once decorated the Assyrian king Sennacherib's palace at Nineveh.