Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Ibn Saud

Battles of Ibn Saud

King of Saudi Arabia from 1932 to 1953, 1876 to 1953

Ibn Saud is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1902 and 1940: 8 battles and 2 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in Saudi Arabia (9), Bahrain (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,987 km apart end to end, 443 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Unification of Saudi Arabia (3), Saudi–Rashidi War (3), Ikhwan Revolt (1).

Battle of DilamBattle of ShinanahBattle of TarafiyahConquest of al-HasaConquest of Ha'ilBattle of RiyadhBattle of UnaizahBattle of MeccaBattle of SabillaItalian air raid on Bahrain and Saudi ArabiaBattle of RiyadhBattle of UnaizahBattle of MeccaBattle of SabillaItalian air raid on Bahrain and Saudi ArabiaJeddahDohaMedina500 km24.470N, 45.189E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1902: 1 engagements1903: 1 engagements1904: 2 engagements2 in 19041907: 1 engagements1913: 1 engagements1921: 1 engagements1924: 1 engagements1929: 1 engagements1940: 1 engagements19021940
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Riyadh, 1902Battle of Dilam, 1903Battle of Unaizah, 1904Battle of Shinanah, 1904Battle of Tarafiyah, 1907Conquest of al-Hasa, 1913Conquest of Ha'il, 1921Battle of Mecca, 1924Battle of Sabilla, 1929Italian air raid on Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, 194019021940
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1902Battle of RiyadhRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaSaudi victory
27 January 1903Battle of DilamAd-Dilam, Saudi Arabia85 km SESaudi victory
1904Battle of UnaizahAl-Qassim, Saudi Arabia416 km NWEmirate of Nejd victory
29 September 1904Battle of ShinanahAl-Qassim, Saudi Arabia80 km SWEmirate of Riyadh victory
24 September 1907Battle of TarafiyahTarafiyah, Saudi Arabia81 km NEEmirate of Riyadh victory
1913Conquest of al-HasaAl-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia574 km ESaudi victory
1921Conquest of Ha'ilHa'il, Saudi Arabia823 km WSaudi victory
1924Battle of MeccaMecca, Saudi Arabia703 km SSaudi victory
1929Battle of SabillaRiyadh Province, Saudi Arabia610 km EHejaz and Nejd victory
1940Italian air raid on Bahrain and Saudi ArabiaBahrain614 km NEItalian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Lcxzdf56 (talk · contribs), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.