Battle of Jeddah (1925)
The Battle of Jeddah or the siege of Jeddah took place in 1925, as part of the Ibn Saud's campaign to conquer the Kingdom of Hejaz. Jeddah was the last major stand of the Hashemites against the Saudis.
| Battle of Jeddah | |||||||
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| Part of Saudi conquest of Hejaz | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sultanate of Najd | Kingdom of Hejaz | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abdulaziz bin Saud Sultan bin Bajad |
Hussein bin Ali Ali bin Hussein | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50,000 men |
5,000 men 8 combat aircraft 40 artillery 30 machine guns Some combat tanks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Unknown killed 5 combat tanks 1 combat aircraft | ||||||
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