Battle of the Bridge Battle of al-Jisr | |||||||
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Part of the Muslim conquest of Persia – Second invasion of Mesopotamia | |||||||
![]() The battle was joined on the banks of the Euphrates | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Rashidun Caliphate |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb Abu Ubayd al-Thaqafi † Al-Hakam al-Thaqafi †[3] Jabr ibn Abi Ubayd †[3] Al-Muthanna (WIA)[4] |
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Strength | |||||||
6,000-10,000[5][6] | 10,000 [7] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
6,000-7,000 killed 3,000 drowned or escaped[8] | 6,000 killed[citation needed] |
The Battle of the Bridge or the Battle of al-Jisr (Arabic: معركة الجسر; Persian: نبرد پل) was fought at the bank of the Euphrates river between Arab Muslims led by Abu Ubaid al-Thaqafi, and the Persian Sasanian forces led by Bahman Jaduya. It is traditionally dated to the year 634, and was the only Sassanian victory over the Rashidun Caliphate army.
Ambushing Abū ʿObayd from the opposite bank of the Euphrates, the Persians inflicted a disastrous defeat on the Muslim forces at the Battle of the Bridge in Šaʿbān, 13/October, 634.