Battle of Mecca (1924)

Battle of Mecca (1924)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Mecca
partof=Unifcation of Saudi Arabia


caption=
date=1924
place=Mecca
result=Sultanate of Nejd Victory
combatant1=
combatant2= Kingdom of Hejaz
commander1=
commander2= Hussien bin Ali
strength1=2000 men
strength2=500 men [From Bullard to Mr ChamberLain. Mecca , 1924 September. (No.# secrets) - Archieved Post]
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=Unknown number of deaths
5 Armors
1 Aircraft

Battle of Mecca took place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. following the fall of Taif to King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud. King Hussien bin Ali has fled from Mecca to Jeddah leaving hundreds of weapons left in the Qishla of Mecca for Ibn Saud men.

Hussien fled again later to Cyprus, declaring his son Ali bin Hussien as the King of Hejaz.

ee also

*History of Saudi Arabia

Notes & References

*Al-Harbi, Dalal: King Abdulaziz and his Strategies to deal with events : Events of Jeddah. 2003 , King Abdulaziz national library. ISBN 9-960624-88-9 .


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