User:Loix33/Battle of Khikkara

The battle of Khikkira is a maritime battle that occurred in March of 1811 AD between Bahrain led by Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Kuwait led by Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sabah against the forces of the first Saudi state led by Rahma bin Jaber Al-Jalhami, the ruler of Dammam and some villages in Qatar. The naval battle took place at Khuwair Hassan It is a site located northwest of Qatar, the battle ended with the victory of Bahrain and Kuwait.

the reasons
Imam Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad wrote to Rahma bin Jaber Al-Jalhami in Qatar, ordering him to prepare for the invasion of Bahrain, which had previously gone out of obedience to the Saudi state. Imam Saud bin Abdul Aziz sent an army to him from Najd, Al-Ahsa and Qatif  and their ships reaching 60. When Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain learned about the upcoming attack, he sent to the ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sabah, to seek his support, so he brought him by sea with ships, so all their ships reached 200 ships.

The battle
When Rahma bin Jaber saw the extent strength of the Al-Utub forces, he wanted to withdraw because of unequal numbers, but Ibn Afaysan, the Emir of Bahrain appointed by the Saudi state and who lost his emirate, prevented him from withdrawing.They met in Khuwair Hassan 1,000 Bahrainis and Kuwait men were killed, including Duaij bin Sabah Al-Sabah and Rashid bin Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Rahma bin Jaber Al-Jalahmi lost 300 but was defeated because it was impossible to recover the losses due to the preoccupation of the first Saudi state in the Hijaz front in the west, with the landing of the Ottoman armies, the coast of Yanbu.