<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nil </Td> <Td> Herem </Td> </Tr> <P> According to the Book of Joshua, the Battle of Jericho was the first battle of the Israelites in their conquest of Canaan . According to Joshua 6: 1 - 27, the walls of Jericho fell after Joshua's Israelite army marched around the city blowing their trumpets . Excavations at Tell es - Sultan, the biblical Jericho, have failed to produce data to substantiate the biblical story, and scholars are virtually unanimous that the Book of Joshua holds little historical value . </P> <P> The story of Jericho is told in Joshua 6: 1 - 27 . </P>

In what campaign was the town of jericho captured