Saudi conquest of Hejaz

Saudi conquest of Hejaz
Part of the Unification of Saudi Arabia
DateSeptember 1924 – December 1925
Location
Result

Najdi victory

Belligerents
 Sultanate of Nejd  Kingdom of Hejaz
Commanders and leaders
Sultanate of Nejd Abdulaziz bin Saud
Ikhwan Sultan bin Bajad
Kingdom of Hejaz Hussein bin Ali
Kingdom of Hejaz Ali bin Hussein
Units involved
Sultanate of Nejd Najdi Army
 Ikhwan
Kingdom of Hejaz Sharifian Army
Strength
Sultanate of Nejd 73,000 men[1] Kingdom of Hejaz 10,000 men[2][full citation needed][3][full citation needed]
Kingdom of Hejaz 8 aircraft[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown killed
5 armoured vehicles
1 aircraft
450 killed in total

The Saudi conquest of Hejaz or the Second Saudi-Hashemite War, also known as the Hejaz-Nejd War, was a campaign by Abdulaziz al-Saud of the Saudi Sultanate of Nejd to take over the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz in 1924–25, ending with conquest and incorporation of Hejaz into the Saudi domain.

  1. ^ a b Al-Rehani: Nejd and its followers.
  2. ^ From Bullard to Mr ChamberLain. Mecca, 1924 September. (No.# secrets) - Archieved Post
  3. ^ From Bullard to Mr ChamberLain. Mecca, 1924 September. (No.# secrets) - Archived Post