Battle of Dilam was a major battle of the Unification War

Unification of Saudi Arabia

The unification of Saudi Arabia was the process by which the various tribes, sheikhdoms, and emirates of most of the Arabian Peninsula were consolidated under the control of the House of Saud, or Al Saud, between 1902 and 1932, when the modern-day Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was proclaimed...

 between Rashidi

Al-Rashid

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 and Saudi rabels. It occurred on 27 January 1903, in town of Dilam south of Riyadh

Riyadh

Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...

, The capital of the present days Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

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After one year of conquest of Riyadh

Battle of Riyadh (1902)

Battle of Riyadh was a minor battle of the Unification War between Rashidi and Ibn Saud rebels. It occurred on 13 January 1902, in Masmak Castle in Riyadh, The capital of present day Saudi Arabia....

, Ibn Saud planned to grap Rashidis away from Riyadh by fake news, Ibn Saud has deployed 1,000 fighters in Riyadh and left the city with another 3500 and captured Dilam, Rashidis followed Ibn Saud to Dilam in case to finish him and regain control on Dilam, During the battle Rashidis lost 250 men, and totally lost control of south of Nejd.