This list covers the Hittite empire of eastern Asia Minor from the accession of Suppiluliumas circa 1380 BC. Mitanni was acquired as a vassal state around 1348 BC and Syria around 1340 BC. The empire was crippled by the invasion of the Sea Peoples and then finished off by their old Gasgan enemies. At the battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC, the Hittite heavy 3-man chariots surprised the Egyptian and so were probably a recent innovation. They are depicted on Rameses II’s triumphal reliefs of the battle as manned by shieldless driver, shieldless spearman and shield-bearer. Only the king’s chariot is depicted with an archer or quiver, but earlier reliefs show these, so the reason for their absence is probably the routine Egyptian denigration of an opponent, though the use of the spears from chariots does seem to have been emphasised. The army also still had light Syrian and Anatolian chariots. Hittite infantry at Kadesh are depicted in deep rectangular blocks. Those depicted with long spears (often used two-handed) and sometimes shields and labelled as teheru “elite troops” are thought to be Hittites, those with short spear in one hand, sword in the other and no shield to be Syrian. References: Armies of the Ancient Near East N. Stillman & N. Tallis, Slingshot 120, 121, 122, 273, Hittite Warrior T. Bryce.
— Early Hittite Imperial Army 1380 BC - 1275 BC
I/18 — MINOAN & EARLY MYCENAEAN 1600 BC - 1250 BC
I/19 — MITANNI 1595 BC - 1274 BC
I/20 — SYRO-CANAANITE OR UGARITIC 1595 BC - 1100 BC
I/21 — KASSITE BABYLONIAN & LATER BABYLONIAN 1595 BC - 747 BC
I/22 — NEW-KINGDOM EGYPTIAN 1543 BC - 1069 BC
I/24 — HITTITE EMPIRE 1380 BC - 1180 BC
I/25 — MIDDLE-ASSYRIAN & EARLY NEO-ASSYRIAN 1365 BC - 745 BC
I/4 — ZAGROS & ANATOLIAN HIGHLAND 3000 BC - 950 BC
I/6 — EARLY BEDOUIN 3000 BC - 312 BC
I/19 — MITANNI 1595 BC - 1274 BC
— Later Hittite Imperial Army 1274 BC - 1180 BC
I/18 — MINOAN & EARLY MYCENAEAN 1600 BC - 1250 BC
I/20 — SYRO-CANAANITE OR UGARITIC 1595 BC - 1100 BC
I/21 — KASSITE BABYLONIAN & LATER BABYLONIAN 1595 BC - 747 BC
I/22 — NEW-KINGDOM EGYPTIAN 1543 BC - 1069 BC
I/24 — HITTITE EMPIRE 1380 BC - 1180 BC
I/25 — MIDDLE-ASSYRIAN & EARLY NEO-ASSYRIAN 1365 BC - 745 BC
I/26 — LATER MYCENAEAN & TROJAN WAR 1250 BC - 1190 BC
I/28 — SEA PEOPLES 1208 BC - 1176 BC
I/4 — ZAGROS & ANATOLIAN HIGHLAND 3000 BC - 950 BC