Battle of Hamdh

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.

Battle of Hamdh
Part of the Kuwait-Najd War
Date 18–24 May 1920 Location Qaryat al-Ulya, Saudi Arabia Result Nejd and Hasa-Ikhwan victory and subsequent Battle of Jahra
Belligerents
Nejd and Hasa Ikhwan[1] Bedouins	Kuwait House of Sabah
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 resulted in the October 1920 Battle of Jahra.

See also

• Battle of Jahra