Conflict: | Battle of Bekeriyah |
Partof: | Saudi–Rashidi War |
Date: | June 15, 1904 |
Place: | Bekeriyah, Qassim region, Arabia |
Casus: | Saudi expansion on north |
Result: | Emirate of Riyadh victory |
Combatant1: | Al Rashid Ottoman Empire |
Combatant2: | Emirate of Nejd and Hasa |
Commander1: | Abdul-Aziz bin Mitab |
Commander2: | Abdulaziz Ibn Saud |
Strength1: | 20,000 |
Strength2: | 12,000 |
Casualties1: | 300–500 1,900–2,000 Turkish killed[1] |
Casualties2: | 1,000 |
Battle of al-Bukayriyya was a major battle of the 1903–1907 Saudi–Rashidi War, during the Unification of Saudi Arabia campaign, between Rashidi and Saudi rebels. It occurred in July 1904 at the town of Bekeriyah in Qassim region.[2] After Ibn Saud's victory in the Battle of Dilam, he tried to expand his power by capturing Qassim, weakening his Rashidi enemies and their Ottoman allies. The battle ended in a Saudi victory with heavy casualties on both sides.
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