Battle of Khakeekera

Battle of Khakeekera
DateMarch 1811
Location
Result Kuwaiti-Bahraini victory
Belligerents
Bahrain
Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Diriyah
Commanders and leaders
Jaber bin Abdullah of Kuwait Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami
Units involved
200 ships 60 ships
Casualties and losses
1,000 dead 300 dead

The Battle of Khakeekera (Arabic: معركة خكيكرة) was a naval battle that took place in March 1811 between the combined forces of Bahrain (led by Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa) and Kuwait (led by Jaber I Al-Sabah) on one side, and those of the Emirate of Diriyah (or First Saudi State) led by Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami, the pirate Arab ruler of Dammam and some villages in Qatar, on the other. The battle took place northwest of Qatar and ended with a Bahraini-Kuwaiti victory.[1]

  1. ^ Habib Abd al-Qadir Al-Saqqaf (ed.). "Battle of Khakeekera". Dorar.net. p. 3979. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019.