battle, notable, nineteenth century

Battle of Riyadh

Name: Battle of Riyadh
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Battle of Riyadh was a battle fought in 1902 at Riyadh, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Riyadh. The recorded result: Saudi victory. Recorded strength: 80 against 68.

See it on the globe Read the article

Fought1902

WhereRiyadh, Saudi Arabia24.638N, 46.715E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSaudi victory

BelligerentsJabal Shammar; Supported by: Ottoman Empireagainstborder|23px House of Saud; Supported by: British Empire; Emirate of Kuwait

Casualties and losses30 deadand7 dead

Record

Date	1902 (year precision)
Place	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 24.638N, 46.715E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Territorial change	Annexation of Riyadh and establishment of the Emirate of Riyadh in the Third Saudi State
Strength	80	68
Casualties and losses	30 dead	7 dead; 37 dead
Commanders	Ibn Saud

Placed at Riyadh; 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 Naqra AD 633, 17 km W
Siege of Diriyah 1818, 18 km NW
Battle of Yamama AD 632, 38 km NW
Battle of Huraymila 1891, 82 km NW
Battle of Dilam 1903, 85 km SE

Elsewhere in 1902

Battle of Riyadh 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 Q2943187, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Riyadh, revision 1382053945, 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.