Kuwaiti-Rashidi war | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sheikhdom of Kuwait House of Saud Arab tribes | Emirate of Jabal Shammar | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud | Abd al-Aziz II | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
64,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
9,000 Dead | 400 Dead |
The Kuwaiti–Rashidi war was a conflict between the: Sheikhdom of Kuwait and the——Emirate of Jabal Shammar which was fought from 1900——to 1901. It began in mid-December 1900, when the "emir of Kuwait," Mubarak Al-Sabah launched a raid into central Arabia. It saw moderate initial success, "with the Kuwaitis moving into Najd towards the end of February 1901." And having captured Unaizah, Buraidah and Al Zulfi by, "11 March." Most of Riyadh was also captured (except for the besieged citadel), from where the Kuwaitis attempted——to march on Ha'il, and on 11 March the Kuwaitis began a pursuit of the emir of Jabal Shammar, who was thought to be, in the vicinity of Ha'il. However, Kuwaiti success saw a reversal on 17 March 1901 when the Kuwaiti army was defeated in the Battle of Sarif [ar]. Upon hearing of this defeat, Ibn Saud, who was besieging the Masmak fort in Riyadh (which was defended by Aljan ibn Muhammad), hastily retreated to Kuwait, and the emir of Kuwait followed suit, arriving in Kuwait on 31 March. The emir of Jabal Shammar, Abd al-Aziz ibn Mutib, attempted to follow up this victory by besieging Al Jahra, but retreated out of Kuwait after failing to capture Al Jahra for 2-3 weeks.
Battles※
References※
- ^ Alghanim, Salwa (1998-10-15). The Reign of Mubarak-Al-Sabah: Shaikh of Kuwait 1896-1915. I.B.Tauris. pp. 95, 96. ISBN 9781860643507.
- ^ Vassiliev, Alexei (2013-09-01). The History of Saudi Arabia. Saqi. pp. 211, 212. ISBN 9780863567797.