Battle of Jahra

Battle of Jahra
Part of Kuwait–Najd War and Unification of Saudi Arabia
Date 10 October 1920 Location Al Jahra, Kuwait Result Truce agreement through which Ikhwan forces would retreat from the Kuwait Red Fort and the village of Al-Jahra
Belligerents
Ikhwan (Wahhabis) Ikhwan	Kuwait House of Sabah
Commanders and leaders
Faisal Al-Dawish	Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Commander of Defense Security Force Cavalry & Infantry of Al-Kout Fortress General Cavalry Commander Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah Cavalry Commanders Sheikh Ali Khalifa Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah Sheikh Duaij Salman Al-Sabah Sheikh Abdullah Jaber Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah
Strength
2500-4,000 men	1,500-3,000 men
Casualties and losses
500	300 (including Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah)

Ikhwan (Wahhabis)

Kuwait

Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah

General Cavalry Commander

Cavalry Commanders

The Battle of Jahra was a battle during the Kuwait–Najd War fought between Kuwaiti forces and Saudi-supported militants. The battle took place in Al Jahra, west of Kuwait City on October 10, 1920 around the Kuwait Red Fort.

The battle took into effect as the result of the Battle of Hamdh. A force of three to four thousand Ikhwan, led by Faisal Al-Dawish, attacked the Red Fort at Al-Jahra, defended by fifteen hundred men. The fort was besieged and the Kuwaiti position precarious; had the fort fallen, Kuwait would likely have been incorporated into Ibn Saud's empire. In the event, reinforcements from Kuwait City arrived by sea, and combat support was provided also by the Sheikhs of the Shammar; who arrived over land.

The Ikhwan attack repulsed for the while, negotiations began between Salim and Al-Dawish; the latter threatened another attack if the Kuwaiti forces did not surrender. The local merchant class convinced Salim to call in help from British troops, who showed up with airplanes and three warships, ending the attacks.

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