Battle of Al-Regeai

Battle of Al-Regeai
	Part of Ikhwan Revolt
Date	28 January 1928
Location	Al Jahra, Kuwait
Result	Ikhwan victory Kuwaiti and British retreat;
Belligerents
Ikhwan Mutayr (Mostly from braih branch of Mutayr);	Sheikhdom of Kuwait; United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Faisal Al-Dawish; Ali ibn ashwan al aouboui (Sheikh of Alabayat branch of Braih of Mutayr); Sheikh falah mazyad ibn damkh Al hameli (sheikh of hawamil branch of Braih of Mutayr)	Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; Ali Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah †; Sheikh Ali Khalifa Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah (WIA); Abdullah Jaber Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah †; Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (POW)
Strength
500 horsemen and camel cavalry combatants	225 cavalry men including 25 vehicles with armed men
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy 6 pilots Killed

The Battle of Al-Regeai (Arabic: معركة الرقعي) also known as Battle of Atheriyat (named by the Ikhwan) in Kuwait was a fight between approximately 500 Ikhwan horsemen and the Kuwaiti military. It occurred on 28 January 1928. It was the final significant military engagement in Kuwait's early historical period. It transpired under the rule of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the 10th ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait. The battle featured the first utilisation of vehicles in Kuwaiti combat. The Ikhwan raided Kuwaiti farmers at Umm Al-Ruweisat, northwest of Al Jahra. The Ikwhwan occupied many farms.

Battle General Commander of Defense and Security Forces, Sheikh Ali Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah formed an army commanded by Sheikhs Ali Khalifa Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah, Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah, Abdullah Jaber Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah, Abdullah Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Sabah Al-Nasser and Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Muzayan. Vehicles and soldiers from Al Jahra and Kuwait City joined the battle contingent led by Sheikh Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah.