battle, interwar and Second World War

Battle of Hamdh

Name: Battle of Hamdh
Location: Qaryat al-Ulya governorate, Saudi Arabia

Battle of Hamdh was a battle fought in 1920 at Qaryat al-Ulya governorate, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Qaryat al-Ulya governorate. It was part of the Kuwait–Nejd Border War, which ran from 1919 to 1920. The recorded result: Najd Victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 men against 100 cavalrymen, 200 infantrymen.

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Fought1920

WhereQaryat al-Ulya governorate, Saudi Arabia27.562N, 47.703E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeNajd Victory

BelligerentsNejd and Hasa; Ikhwan; Bedouinsagainst23px Kuwait; House of Sabah

Part ofKuwait–Nejd Border War1919 to 1920

Record

Date	1920 (year precision)
Place	Qaryat al-Ulya governorate, Saudi Arabia 27.562N, 47.703E
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Strength	2,000 men	100 cavalrymen, 200 infantrymen
Commanders	Faisal al-Duwaish	Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah

Placed at Qaryat al-Ulya governorate; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Khafji 1991, 124 km NE
Battle of Kama 1768, 180 km W
Battle of the Bridges 1990, 198 km N
Battle of Dasman Palace 1990, 205 km N
Battle of Failaka 1990, 205 km N

In the same war

After: Battle of Jahra 1920

Elsewhere in 1920

Battle of Warsaw Poland
Battle of Maysalun Syria
Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Kyiv offensive Ukraine
Red Army invasion of Armenia Armenia

Battle of Hamdh is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 86 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16839041, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hamdh, revision 1370442528, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.