Draft:Battle of al-Halwa

Battle of al-Halwa
Date	Spring of 1837
Location	Al Halwa, Hotat Bani Tamim, Saudi Arabian
Result	Saudi victory two Iranian Ships destroyed;
Belligerents
Emirate of Najd Bani Tamim;	Ottoman Empire; People of Najd
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad bin Khuraif al-Tamimi; Ibrahim Al Saud al-Tamimi; Fawzan Al Murshid al-Tamimi; Turki al-Hazani	Ismail Agha; Khalid bin Saud Al Saud
Strength
2,000	4,169 Soldiers in Command of Ismail Agha and 3,000 Soldiers of the People of Najd
Casualties and losses
50 Killed	2,481 Turks Killed and 2,445 Arabs Killed

The Battle of Al-Halwa, which the people of Al Halwa call it the "Battle of the Romans", and which Ibn Bishr described it in his history as “the great epic of Najd” that humiliated the Turks, is a battle that took place in the Year 1837 between the people of Al-Halwa led by Prince Muhammad bin Khuraif Al-Tamimi, Emir of the Emirate of Al-Halwa, and the people of Hotat Bani Tamim led by Ibrahim Al Saud Al-Tamimi and Fawzan Al Murshid Al-Tamimi, and the people of Al-Huraiq led by Turki Al-Hazani, and the people of Na’am led by Zaid bin Hilal all against the forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Ismail Agha, Khalid bin Saud and the tribes with him. The battle ended with the victory of the people of Bani Tamim ^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Ibn Bishr, Uthman ibn Abdullah. The Title of Glory in the History of Najd (in Arabic) (2 ed.). Darah King Abdulaziz. pp. 148–150.
^ Muhammad bin Omar Al-Fakhri (1998). Najdi News (Al-Fakhri's History) (in Arabic). pp. 173–174.
^ Abdullah Philby, John Philby (1955). Saudi Arabia. LONDON: ERNEST BENN LIMITED. pp. 176–177.
^ NA, NA (2015-12-22). Saudi Arabia in the Nineteenth Century. Springer. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-349-81723-8. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
^ NA, NA (2015-12-22). Saudi Arabia in the Nineteenth Century. Springer. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-349-81723-8. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
^ ^a ^b Document No. 32, National Archives of Egypt – Cairo, Folder No. 226 (Abdin Collection), Document No. 174, dated 2 August 1837 / End of Rabi' al-Thani 1253 AH.

[1] Ibn Bishr, Uthman ibn Abdullah. The Title of Glory in the History of Najd (in Arabic) (2 ed.). Darah King Abdulaziz. pp. 148–150.

[2] Muhammad bin Omar Al-Fakhri (1998). Najdi News (Al-Fakhri's History) (in Arabic). pp. 173–174.

[3] Abdullah Philby, John Philby (1955). Saudi Arabia. LONDON: ERNEST BENN LIMITED. pp. 176–177.

[4] NA, NA (2015-12-22). Saudi Arabia in the Nineteenth Century. Springer. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-349-81723-8. Retrieved 2025-05-24.

[5] NA, NA (2015-12-22). Saudi Arabia in the Nineteenth Century. Springer. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-349-81723-8. Retrieved 2025-05-24.

[doc32-6] Document No. 32, National Archives of Egypt – Cairo, Folder No. 226 (Abdin Collection), Document No. 174, dated 2 August 1837 / End of Rabi' al-Thani 1253 AH.

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