Battle of Sabilla

Part of Ikhwan Revolt

Date	29–31 March 1929
Location	Al Zulfi
Result	Ikhwan defeat

Belligerents

Ikhwan

Ibn Saud's Army

Commanders and leaders

Sultan bin Bajad

Faisal al-Dawish

Ibn Saud Abdul-Aziz

Strength

10,000

30,000

Casualties and losses

500

200

The Battle of Sabilla (March 29, 1929) was the main battle of the Ikhwan Revolt in northern Arabia between the rebellious Ikhwan forces and the army of Ibn Saud. It was the last major battle in which one side rode camels, as the Ikhwan emphasized radical conservatism and shunned technological modernization. The rebellious, but technologically mediocre, Ikhwan were decisively defeated by the Saudi forces, which included machine-guns and cavalry. Faisal al-Dawish, one of the three leaders of the rebellious Ikhwan tribes, was wounded in the battle. According to Ibn Saud Information Resource, his injury was "serious". Another leader, Sultan bin Bajad, allegedly fled the battle scene.

In the eyes of Ibn Saud's supporters, the battle was necessary for the ability to continue Saudi conquest of the peninsula. The Ikhwan regarded it as a massacre, a betrayal, and a sign of Saudi capitulation to British colonialism.

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