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    The Battle of Walaja (Arabic: معركة الولجة) was fought in Mesopotamia (Iraq) in May 633 between the Rashidun Caliphate army under Khalid ibn al-Walid and...
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    consecutive battles: the Battle of Chains, fought in April; the Battle of River, fought in the third week of April; the Battle of Walaja the following...
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    examples of battles of encirclement are listed below. Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) Battle of Cannae (216 BC) Battle of the Abas (65 BC) Battle of Walaja (633...
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    633; the Battle of River, fought in the third week of April 633; the Battle of Walaja, fought in May 633; followed by the decisive Battle of Ullais, fought...
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    Battle of Walaja in 633, by Alp Arslan at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 (under the name crescent tactic) and by Saladin at the Battle of Hattin in 1187...
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    desire life. After their defeat at the Battle of Walaja, the Sassanid survivors of the battle who consisted mostly of Christian Arabs fled from the battlefield...
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  • following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...
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  • this battle. After the Battle of River, Khalid defeated the Persian armies in three more battles (battle of Walajabattle of Ullais – battle of Hira)...
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  • al-Walid applied the maneuver in a decisive battle against the Sassanid Empire during the Battle of Walaja. In 1940 and 1941, in World War II, the Germans...
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    Rashidun Caliphate (category History of Central Asia)
    of April 633; the Battle of Walaja, fought in May 633 (where he successfully used a pincer movement), and the Battle of Ullais, fought in mid-May of 633...
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    ibn al-Walid invades Mesopotamia, and wins decisive victories. May – Battle of Walaja: The Rashidun Caliphate army under Khalid defeats the Persians and...
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    The Battle of Yamama was fought in December 632 as part of the Ridda Wars against a rebellion within the Rashidun Caliphate in the region of al-Yamama...
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    consecutive battles: the Battle of Chains, fought in April; the Battle of River, fought in the third week of April; the Battle of Walaja the following...
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    Sassanid armies. The best uses of this fast-moving cavalry regiment were at the Battle of Yarmouk and Battle of Walaja. Jinete: Spanish light horsemen...
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  • of Walaja (633) Battle of Nahāvand (642) Battle of Dun Nechtain (685) Battle of Amblève (716) Battle of Brenta (899) Battle of Lechfeld (910) Battle of...
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  • Khalid ibn al-Walid (category Battles of Khalid ibn Walid)
    Ubulla and Walaja. None of these tribes, all of which were branches of the Banu Bakr confederation, joined Khalid when he operated outside of their tribal...
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  • Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha (category People of the Muslim conquest of Persia)
    Persians in Battle of Buwaib. He was among the commanders at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in 636. In the same year, after the capture of Persian territory...
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  • Iraq. Battle of Chains, Battle of Saniyy, Battle of Walaja, Battle of Ullais, Battle of Hira, Battle of Al-Anbar, Battle of Ayn al-Tamr, Battle of Dawmat...
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    The Battle of Hunayn (Arabic: غَزْوَةٌ حُنَيْن, romanized: Ghazwatu Hunayn) was a conflict between the Muslims of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the...
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  • Rashidun cavalry (category Muslim conquest of the Levant)
    in Battle of Chains, Battle of Walaja, Battle of Ajnadayn, Battle of Firaz, Battle of Maraj-al-Debaj, Siege of Damascus, Battle of Yarmouk, Battle of Hazir...
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  • by Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE, and later by Khalid ibn al-Walid at the Battle of Walaja in 633 CE. Via the study of history, the military...
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    The Battle of Mu'tah (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة مُؤْتَة, romanized: Maʿrakat Muʿtah, or Arabic: غَزْوَة مُؤْتَة Ghazwat Muʿtah) took place in September 629 (1...
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  • 633 Battle of Walaja May 633 Battle of Ullais May 633 Battle of Hira 633 Battle of Ayn al-Tamr November 633 Battle of Muzayyah November 633 Battle of Saniyy...
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    This is the list of battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate ranked chronologically from 632, with the first caliph Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, to the last caliph...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This is a List of battles from 301 A.D...
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  • Dhiraar ibn al-Azwar (category People of the Muslim conquest of Persia)
    played pivotal role in the battle of Walaja as he was assigned as one of two cavalry commanders that tasked to lead detachments of Rashidun cavalries to struck...
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    The Battle of Firaz (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة الْفِرَاض) also known as Battle of Firad, took place around January 634 between the Rashidun Caliphate and the...
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    The Battle of Hira (Arabic: معركة الحيرة) was fought between the Sasanian Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate in 633. It was one of the early battles of the...
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    The Battle of the Yarmuk (also spelled Yarmouk) was a major battle between the army of the Byzantine Empire and the Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun...
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    The Battle of Sallasil (Arabic: معركة ذات السلاسل Dhat al-Salasil), often referred to as the Battle of Chains, was the first battle fought between the...
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