Battle of al-Bukayriyya

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Battle of Bekeriyah
Part of Saudi–Rashidi War
class=notpageimage| Location of Bekeriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Date June 15, 1904 Location Bekeriyah, Qassim region, Arabia 26°15′00″N 43°46′00″E / 26.25°N 43.76667°E / 26.25; 43.76667 Result Saudi Victory
Belligerents
Emirate of Ha'il Ottoman Empire	Emirate of Riyadh
Commanders and leaders
Abdul-Aziz bin Mitab	Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
Strength
20,000	12,000
Casualties and losses
300–500 1,900–2,000 Turkish killed[1]	1,000

Battle of al-Bukayriyya was a major battle of the 1903–1907 Saudi–Rashidi War, during the Unification of Saudi Arabia campaign, fought between the ruling Rashidi dynasty and the Saudi rebels. It occurred in July 1904 at the town of Bekeriyah in the Qassim region.^[2] After Ibn Saud's victory in the Battle of Dilam, he tried to expand his power by capturing Qassim, weakening his Rashidi enemies and their Ottoman allies. The battle ended in a Saudi victory with heavy casualties on both sides.