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Battle of Rumaila

Battle of Rumaila was a battle fought on 2 March 1991 at Lake Hammar, in what is now Iraq. It was part of the Gulf War, which ran from 1990 to 1991. The recorded result: American victory.

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Battle of Rumaila
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Fought2 March 1991
WhereLake Hammar, Iraq30.698N, 47.322E
OutcomeAmerican victory
Part ofGulf War1990 to 1991

Where it sits in the Gulf War

Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, 1990Battle of Dasman Palace, 1990Battle of the Bridges, 1990Battle of Failaka, 1990Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim, 1991Battle of Khafji, 1991Battle of Bubiyan, 1991Samurra Air Battle, 1991Battle of Wadi Al-Batin, 1991Battle of 73 Easting, 1991Battle of Al Busayyah, 1991Battle of Phase Line Bullet, 1991Battle of Norfolk, 1991Battle of Medina Ridge, 1991Battle of Kuwait International Airport, 1991Battle for Jalibah Airfield, 1991Safwan Airfield Standoff, 1991Battle of Rumaila, 199119901991Battle of Rumaila, 1991
18 placed engagements of the Gulf War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 March 1991
PlaceLake Hammar, Iraq
30.698N, 47.322E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength25,000 troops; 241 M1 Abrams tanks; 221 M2 Bradley armored fighting vehicles; 94 helicopters; Estimated 7,000 troops; 300 tanks; 700 wheeled vehicles
Casualties and losses1 wounded; 1 M1 Abrams tank destroyed; 1 IFV destroyed; 700+ killed; 3,000 captured; 247–360 tanks & armoured vehicles destroyed; 400+ trucks destroyed; 33 – 43 artillery pieces destroyed; 8 MRLs destroyed; 4 helicopters shot down
Commanders
ParticipantsUnited States, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Ba'athist Iraq, Barry McCaffrey, Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
Battle of RumailaBattle of RumailaBattle of QurnaBattle of ShaibaSiege of BasraBattle of the CamelBattle of Medina RidgeBattle of QurnaBattle of ShaibaBattle of the CamelBattle of Medina RidgeAhvazAbadanAn NasiriyahAl AmarahAsh Shatrah100 km30.698N, 47.322E
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Battle of Rumaila is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872216, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rumaila, revision 1385269994, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.