battle, interwar and Second World War

Battle of Jahra

Name: Battle of Jahra
Location: Al Jahra, Kuwait

Battle of Jahra was a battle fought in 1920 at Al Jahra, in what is now Kuwait. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Al Jahra. It was part of the Kuwait–Nejd Border War, which ran from 1919 to 1920. Recorded strength: 3,000–4,000 men against 1,500–4,000 men.

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Fought1920

WhereAl Jahra, Kuwait29.350N, 47.683E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeKuwaiti victory; Ikhwan retreat from the Red Fort; Ikhwan retreat from the Jahra; Uqair Protocol of 1922; British involvement in the Kuwait-Najd War

BelligerentsNejd and Hasa; Ikhwanagainst23px Kuwait

Casualties and losses400–500 killedand300 killed

Part ofKuwait–Nejd Border War1919 to 1920

Record

Date	1920 (year precision)
Place	Al Jahra, Kuwait 29.350N, 47.683E
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Strength	3,000–4,000 men	1,500–4,000 men
Casualties and losses	400–500 killed	300 killed
Commanders	Faisal al-Duwaish	Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Fortress Cavalry

Placed at Al Jahra; 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 the Bridges 1990, 6.7 km W
Battle of Dasman Palace 1990, 31 km E
Battle of Failaka 1990, 31 km E
Safwan Airfield Standoff 1991, 87 km N
Battle of Phase Line Bullet 1991, 99 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Hamdh 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 Jahra is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 11 in present-day Kuwait.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871302, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jahra, revision 1378837057, 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.