Kuwaiti–Rashidi war

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.[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

References
  1. Alghanim, Salwa (1998-10-15). The Reign of Mubarak-Al-Sabah: Shaikh of Kuwait 1896-1915. I.B.Tauris. pp. 95, 96. ISBN 9781860643507.
  2. Vassiliev, Alexei (2013-09-01). The History of Saudi Arabia. Saqi. pp. 211, 212. ISBN 9780863567797.
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