Kuwaiti-Rashidi war
Date 1900 - 1901 Location Emirate of Jabal Shammar Result Kuwaiti victory • Kuwaiti invasion of Nejd and Jabal shammer repelled • Rashidi counter-invasion of Kuwait repelled
Belligerents
Sheikhdom of Kuwait House of Saud Arab tribes Al-Muntafiq Al-Dhafeer Mutayr Ajman Bani Khalid	Emirate of Jabal Shammar
Commanders and leaders
Mubarak I Abdulaziz Ibn Saud	Abd al-Aziz II
Units involved
64,000[ citation needed]	12,000[ citation needed]
Casualties and losses
9,000 Dead[ citation needed]	400 Dead[ citation needed]

The Kuwaiti–Rashidi war was a conflict between the Sheikhdom of Kuwait and the Emirate of Jabal Shammar which was fought from 1900 to 1901. It began in mid-December 1900, ^[1] when the emir of Kuwait, Mubarak Al-Sabah launched a raid into central Arabia. It saw moderate initial success, with the Kuwaitis moving into Najd towards the end of February 1901, ^[1] and having captured Unaizah, Buraidah and Al Zulfi by 11 March. ^[1] Most of Riyadh was also captured (except for the besieged citadel), from where the Kuwaitis attempted to march on Ha'il, ^[2] and on 11 March the Kuwaitis began a pursuit of the emir of Jabal Shammar, who was thought to be in the vicinity of Ha'il. ^[1] However, Kuwaiti success saw a reversal on 17 March 1901 ^[1] when the Kuwaiti army was defeated in the Battle of Sarif [ ar]. ^[2] Upon hearing of this defeat, Ibn Saud, who was besieging the Masmak fort in Riyadh (which was defended by Aljan ibn Muhammad), hastily retreated to Kuwait, ^[2] and the emir of Kuwait followed suit, arriving in Kuwait on 31 March. ^[1] The emir of Jabal Shammar, Abd al-Aziz ibn Mutib, attempted to follow up this victory by besieging Al Jahra, but retreated out of Kuwait after failing to capture Al Jahra for 2-3 weeks. ^[2]

Battles

• Battle of Sarif [ ar]
• Battle of Rakhima [ ar]
• Siege of Masmak fort
• Siege of Al Jahra

References