Atlas of Battles

battle, major, medieval

Battle of the Iron Bridge

Battle of the Iron Bridge was a battle fought in September AD 637 at Antioch, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant, which ran from AD 633 to AD 640. The recorded result: Rashidun victory. Recorded strength: 17,000 against 15,000–20,000.

See it on the globe Read the article

نهر العاصي عند مروره في أنطاكية
نهر العاصي عند مروره في أنطاكية. Mohammad adil at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtSeptember AD 637
WhereAntioch, Turkey36.248N, 36.353E
OutcomeRashidun victory
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstByzantine Empire; Christian Arabs
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofMuslim conquest of the LevantAD 633 to AD 640

Where it sits in the Muslim conquest of the Levant

Battle of Ajnadayn, AD 634Siege of Damascus, AD 634Battle of Marj Rahit, AD 634Battle of Bosra, AD 634Battle of al-Qaryatayn, AD 634Battle of al-Yaqusah, AD 634Battle of Marj al-Dibaj, AD 634Battle of Fahl, AD 634Siege of Emesa, AD 635Battle of Yarmouk, AD 636Siege of Jerusalem, AD 636Battle of Hazir, AD 637Siege of Aleppo, AD 637Battle of the Iron Bridge, AD 637Siege of Emesa, AD 638Siege of Edessa, AD 639Siege of Raqqa, AD 639AD 634AD 639Battle of the Iron Bridge, AD 637
17 placed engagements of the Muslim conquest of the Levant in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateSeptember AD 637 (month precision)
PlaceAntioch, Turkey
36.248N, 36.353E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeAntioch conquered by the Rashidun Caliphate
Strength17,00015,000–20,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Battle of the Iron BridgeBattle of the Iron BridgeBattle of HarimSiege of AntiochSiege of AntiochBattle of the OenoparusSiege of AntiochBattle of HarimSiege of AntiochAdanaGaziantepTarsusHamahİskenderunKilisIcelLatakia100 km36.248N, 36.353E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of the Iron Bridge
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of the Iron Bridge today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-06-03. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 91 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 76 to 211 m, 135 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 90% cropland, 4% tree cover, 3% built-up.

cropland: 90%tree cover: 4%built-up: 3%cropland 90%tree cover 4%built-up 3%
west to east, 10.0 km84 to 97 mnorth to south, 10.0 km80 to 97 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 637

Battle of the Iron Bridge is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q656787, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Iron Bridge, revision 1380330698, 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.