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| Battle of Hamdh | |||||||
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| Part of theKuwait-Najd War | |||||||
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| 2,000 men | 100 cavalrymen, 200 infantrymen | ||||||
TheBattle of Hamdh (Arabic:معركة حمض ) involved 2,000Ikhwan fighters and 100 Kuwaiticavalry accompanied by 200 Kuwaitiinfantrymen. The battle lasted six days and resulted in heavy but unknown casualties on both sides.
The battle resulted in the October 1920Battle of Jahra.
Fighting between Kuwait's forces and Wahhabi supporters of Ibn Sa'ud broke out in May 1920, and the former were soundly defeated. Within a few weeks, the citizens of Kuwait constructed a new wall to protect Kuwait City.