Battle of Jeddah (1925)

Battle of Jeddah
Part of Saudi conquest of Hejaz
Date10 February – 17 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
Strength
50,000 men 5,000 men
8 combat aircraft[1]
40 artillery
30 machine guns
Some combat tanks[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown killed
5 combat tanks
1 combat aircraft

The Battle of Jeddah or the siege of Jeddah took place in 1925, as part of the Abdulaziz Ibn Saud's campaign to conquer the Kingdom of Hejaz. Jeddah was the last major stand of the Hashemites against the Saudis.

  1. ^ Al-Rehani: Nejd and its followers.
  2. ^ From Bullard to Mr ChamberLain. Jeddah, February 1925 (No.# secrets). Archived Post.