Battle of River

Battle of River

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of River
partof=Islamic conquest of Persia and
Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid


caption=
date= April 633
place=Mesopotamia (Iraq)
result=Decisive Rashidun Caliphate victory
territory=
combatant1=Rashidun Caliphate
combatant2=Persian Empire,
Arab allies
commander1=Khalid ibn al-Walid
commander2=Karinz ibn Karianz,
Qubaz,
Anushjan
strength1=~17,000 [Tabari: Vol. 2, p. 554.]
strength2=20,000-22,000
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=6,000-7,000 [Tabari: Vol. 2, p. 558.] |The Battle of River took place in Mesopotamia (Iraq) between the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Persian Empire. Muslims, under Khalid ibn al-Walid's command, defeated the numerically superior Persian army.

References

* A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns, Nat. Publishing. House, Rawalpindi (1970) ISBN 0-7101-0104-X.

External links

* [http://www.swordofallah.com/html/bookhome.htm A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns Lahore, 1969]


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