Battle of Hamdh
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Battle of Hamdh | |||||||
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Part of the Kuwait-Najd War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Faisal al-Dwaish |
Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Sheikh Duaij Salman Al-Sabah Sheikh Abdullah Jaber Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah (WIA) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000 men | 100 cavalrymen, 200 infantrymen |
The Battle of Hamdh (Arabic:معركة حمض ) involved 2,000 Ikhwan fighters and 100 Kuwaiti cavalry accompanied by 200 Kuwaiti infantrymen. The battle lasted six days and resulted in heavy but unknown casualties on both sides.
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References
- ^ Reeva S. Simon; Philip Mattar; Richard W. Bulliet (1996). Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East - Volume 1. p. 119.
Fighting between Kuwait's forces and Wahhabi supporters of Ibn Sa'ud broke out in May 1920, and the former were soundly defeated. Within a few weeks, the citizens of Kuwait constructed a new wall to protect Kuwait City.
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