5,000 men 1,000 men Result Sultanate of Nejd Victory | Date 1924 Location Mecca, Saudi Arabia | |
Unknown Unknown number of deaths
5 armored vehicles
1 airplane Similar Battle of Medina, Nejd Expedition, Battle of Riyadh | ||
10th june 1916 battle of mecca starts the full arab revolt
Battle of Mecca took place in Mecca, in what is now known today as Saudi Arabia, following the fall of Ta'if to King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud in his campaign to conquer the Kingdom of Hejaz. King Hussein bin Ali fled from Mecca to Jeddah, leaving behind a cache of weapons in the Qishla of Mecca which were recovered by Saudi forces. The battle in Mecca resulted in Hashemite defeat to Saudis and the allied Ikhwan.
Hussein fled again, first to Aqaba and later to Cyprus, declaring his son Ali bin Hussein as the King of Hejaz.
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