Battle of Walaja
| Battle of Walaja | |||||||
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| Part of the Islamic conquest of Persia Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid | |||||||
Map showing the region in Iraq where Battle of Walaja was fought. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Rashidun Caliphate |
Sasanian Empire, Christian Arab allies | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Khalid ibn al-Walid |
Andarzaghar † Bahman Jadhuyih | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 | 15,000–30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~2,000+ | 20,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Walaja (Arabic: معركة الولجة) was fought in Mesopotamia in May 633 between the Rashidun Caliphate army under Khalid ibn al-Walid and Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha against the Sassanid Empire and its Arab allies.
Khalid defeated the Sasanian forces by using a variation of the double envelopment tactical manoeuvre, similar to the manoeuvre that Hannibal had used to defeat the Roman forces at the Battle of Cannae.