Kuwaiti–Rashidi_war
Kuwaiti–Rashidi war
The war between al Sabah and al Saud against al Rashid
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]
