Battle of Jabal Shammar (1929)
The Battle of Jabal Shammar, or Battle of Umm Radh'ma (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة أُمّ رَضْمَة, romanized: Maʿrakat Umm Raḍmah), took place on August 1929, between a raiding rebellious Ikhwan party and the ally tribes of Ibn Saud. It was the second large scale engagement of the Ikhwan Revolt in Arabia. The rebel Ikhwan tribesmen were defeated by the loyal pro-Saudi forces.
| Battle of Jabal Shammar | |||||||
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| Part of Ikhwan Revolt | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Azaiyiz bin Faisal † | Nida bin Naheer † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 500 men | 1,500 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 450 killed | 500 killed | ||||||
| 1,000 killed | |||||||
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