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Battle of the Bridges

Battle of the Bridges was a battle fought on 2 August 1990 at Kuwait. It was part of the Gulf War, which ran from 1990 to 1991. The recorded result: Iraqi victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 36 tanks; 5 infantry fighting vehicles; 7 self propelled guns.

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Fought2 August 1990
WhereKuwait29.340N, 47.615E
OutcomeIraqi victory
BelligerentsBa'athist IraqagainstKuwait
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 the Bridges, 1990
18 placed engagements of the Gulf War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 August 1990
PlaceKuwait
29.340N, 47.615E
KindBattle, Cold War
StrengthUnknown36 tanks; 5 infantry fighting vehicles; 7 self propelled guns
Casualties and lossesNo casualties (Iraqi claim); 30 tanks destroyed (Kuwaiti claim); 1 self-propelled gun destroyedAll of Kuwaiti 35th Brigade elements destroyed or captured
Commanders
  • Ra'ad al-Hamdani
Battle of the BridgesBattle of the BridgesBattle of Dasman PalaceBattle of FailakaSafwan Airfield StandoffBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle of 73 EastingBattle of Dasman PalaceSafwan Airfield StandoffBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle of 73 EastingBasraAbadanHafar al BatinAl Ahmadi100 km29.340N, 47.615E
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Elsewhere in 1990

Battle of the Bridges is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 8 in present-day Kuwait.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872876, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Bridges, revision 1381314108, 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.