Atlas of Battles

country, 7 engagements

Battles in Bahrain

7 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Bahrain: 5 battles and 2 sieges between 1521 and 1940. The wars with most engagements here: Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 (1), World War II (1).

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Portuguese invasion of BahrainSiege of BahrainSiege of Bahrain1717 Omani invasion of BahrainBani Utbah invasion of BahrainBattle of Al-Dula'aItalian air raid on Bahrain and Saudi ArabiaPortuguese invasion of BahrainSiege of BahrainSiege of Bahrain1717 Omani invasion of BahrainDohaHofufDammamAl JubaylAl-QatifAl MubarrazAz Zahran200 km26.052N, 50.551E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1520s: 2 engagements2 in 1520s1550s: 1 engagements1710s: 1 engagements1780s: 1 engagements1860s: 1 engagements1940s: 1 engagements1520s1940s
7 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 2 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1521Portuguese invasion of BahrainBahrain
1529Siege of BahrainBahrain
June 1559Siege of BahrainBahrainOttoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560
17171717 Omani invasion of BahrainBahrain Island
1783Bani Utbah invasion of BahrainBahrain
1869Battle of Al-Dula'aBahrain
1940Italian air raid on Bahrain and Saudi ArabiaBahrainWorld War II

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.