Siege of Al Jahra

siege of Jahra
	Part of Kuwaiti–Rashidi war
Date	1901(31 march) -1901(21 April)
Location	Jahra-Kuwait
Result	indecisive victory Emirate of Jabal Shammar The control of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar over of Al-Jahra; Mubarak Al Sabah was expelled to Al-Rakhima area; The control of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar over all the villages adjacent to Jahra; Withdrawal of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar after the sudden British intervention;
Belligerents
Sheikhdom of Kuwait British Empire	Emirate of Jabal Shammar
Commanders and leaders
Mubarak I	Abd al-Aziz II
Units involved
5,500	3,500
Casualties and losses
Dozens of dead Dozens of wounded 200 Captive	unknown

The siege of Jahra on March 31. Ibn Rashid succeeded in occupying and besieging Jahra, and Kurdi Ibn Tawala Al Shamri attacked the wells of Kuwait and occupied a border area. Ibn Tawala succeeded with 200 camels in occupying and besieging some Kuwaiti areas, and Jaber Al Sabah's forces surrendered near Al Rakhima, and 200 Kuwaitis were captured and some Kuwaiti forces fled, but after the victory, the Rashid forces withdrew from Jahra after 3 weeks of control.^[1]

References

^ سلطان بن محمد القاسمي, سلطان بن محمد (2004). بيان الكويت (in العربية) (1 ed.). الكويت: المؤسسه العربيه للدراسات والنشر (published 2006). pp. 136–138. ISBN 789953368054، 9953368058. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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[1] سلطان بن محمد القاسمي, سلطان بن محمد (2004). بيان الكويت (in العربية) (1 ed.). الكويت: المؤسسه العربيه للدراسات والنشر (published 2006). pp. 136–138. ISBN 789953368054، 9953368058. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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