Battle of Khakeekera
| Battle of Khakeekera | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Bahrain Sheikhdom of Kuwait | Diriyah | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa Jaber bin Abdullah of Kuwait |
Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami Sulaiman ibn Ufaysan | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 200 ships | 60 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,000 dead | 300 dead | ||||||
The Battle of Khakeekera (Arabic: معركة خكيكرة) was a naval battle that took place in March 1811 between the combined forces of Bahrain (led by Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa) and Kuwait (led by Jaber I Al-Sabah) on one side, and those of the Emirate of Diriyah (or First Saudi State) led by Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami, the pirate Arab ruler of Dammam and some villages in Qatar, on the other. The battle took place northwest of Qatar and ended with a Bahraini–Kuwaiti victory.