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The combat soon developed into a bloodbath. [1][28] A full-scale invasion was planned and a large force was sent to reconquer Syria. Khalid's mobile guard defeated and routed them, the last action before the battle started. The Muslims took no prisoners in the battle, but they may have captured some during the subsequent pursuit. Three of the ten companions promised paradise by Muhammad, namely Sa'id, Zubayr and Abu Ubaidah, were present at Yarmouk. After the Muslim conquest of the city of Bosra, their commander Shurahbil's spy came from Ajnadayn with news that soon a strong Imperial army would gather there. The combined forces of Khalid, Shurhabil, and Abu Ubaidah then resumed the siege of Bosra, which surrendered some time in mid-July, effectively ending the Ghassanid Dynasty. Rashidun Caliphate after First Muslim War in Yellow, Byzantine gains in Green. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. [1] The Muslims tolerated the Jews and Christians; indeed, Nestorian and Jacobite Christians were treated better under the Muslims than under the Byzantines. While the Muslim armies were gathering at Yarmouk, Khalid intercepted and routed the Byzantine advance guard, ensuring a safe path of retreat. 590 – Homs, 642) (Arabisch: خالد بن الوليد) was een sahabi en een van de bekendste moslimgeneraals tijdens de islamitische veroveringen in de 7e eeuw.Hij was aanvankelijk een tegenstander van profeet Mohammed maar werd later diens trouwste en dapperste krijgsheer. [19] Though previous campaigns led by Khalid had been successful, he was replaced by Abu Ubaidah. The northern route was to be blocked by Muslim cavalry. [44] The strength of the Byzantine forces, according to rough estimates, was about 100,000. [citation needed] Yazdegerd III lost his army at the Battle of Qadisiyyah in November, three months after Yarmouk, ending Sassanid control west of Persia. ^ c: Early Muslim sources for Roman army: The two forward detachments sent by the Byzantine army to prevent the entry of Yazid's and Amr's corps, respectively, into Palestine, were easily defeated by them, though they did prevent the Rashidun forces from reaching their assigned objective. RESULT: The wounds and shock that Khalid(r) created to Romans where not fully gone from heart of Roman. [65] The fighting was generally moderate although in some places, it was especially intense. Many fell on both sides. View Khalid vs. Burlinson fight video, highlights, news, Twitter updates, and fight results. And you will meet other people who are partisans of Satan and worshippers of the Cross, who shave the centre of their heads so that you can see the scalp. [10][11] After three Muslim leaders were killed, the command was given to Khalid ibn al-Walid and he succeeded in saving the rest of the forces. This defeat left Syria vulnerable to the Muslim invaders. A week later, Abu Ubaida himself moved towards Heliopolis, where the great Temple of Jupiter stood. O you who run from a constant woman Meanwhile, the Sasanian Empire conquered Mesopotamia and in 611 they overran Syria and entered Anatolia, occupying Caesarea Mazaca (now Kayseri, Turkey). The continuing stream of Muslim reinforcements worried the Byzantines, who fearing that the Muslims with such reinforcements would grow powerful, decided that they had no choice but to attack. Equal sized armies with the same composition. Ibn Ishaq (Tabari, Vol. The battle consisted of a series of engagements that lasted for six days in August 636, near the Yarmouk River, along what today are the borders of Syria–Jordan and Syria–Palestine, east of the Sea of Galilee. In the meantime, the Byzantine army split in two, one deployed at Maraj al Rome (Beqaa Valley) led by Schinos; the other, commanded by Theodras, stationed to the west of Damascus (Al-Sabboura region). With the rest of the cavalry reserve he attacked Gregory's flank. And when you have won a victory over your enemies, don't kill women or children or the aged and do not slaughter beasts except for eating. In Islamic historical sources, the battle is usually described as the Muslims' attempt to take retribution against the Ghassanids after a Ghassanid official executed Muhammad's emissary who was en route to Bosra. Emesa and Chalcis offered a peace treaty for a year. Multimedia History Tutorials by the Applied History Group, This page was last edited on 25 December 2020, at 15:22. Muawiyah I, the governor of Syria, called for reinforcements and Uthman ordered the governor of Kufa to send a contingent, which, together with the local garrison, defeated the Byzantine army in Northern Syria. However, neither flank had broken though morale was severely damaged.[68]. Ironically, on the field at Yarmouk, Khalid carried out, on a small tactical scale, what Heraclius had planned on a grand strategic scale. (See Nicolle p. 64) It is recorded that his soldiers marched for two days without a single drop of water, before reaching a predetermined water source at an oasis. The new rulers divided Syria into four districts (junds): Jund Dimashq (Damascus), Jund Hims, Jund al-Urdunn (Jordan), and Jund Filastin (Israel) (to which a fifth, Jund Qinnasrin, was later added)[30] and the Arab garrisons were kept apart in camps, and life went on much as before for the local population. Nicolle, David (1994). Arab Muslim forces had appeared on the southern borders even before the death of prophet Muhammad in 632, resulting in the Battle of Mu'tah in 629, but the real conquest began in 634 under his successors, the Rashidun Caliphs Abu Bakr and Umar ibn Khattab, with Khalid ibn al-Walid as their most important military leader.[1]. Encyclopædia Britannica. At this time Yazeed was still south of the River Yarmuk; Amr bin Al Aas was still at the Valley of Araba; and several detachments of the corps of Abu Ubaidah and Shurahbil were spread over the District of Hauran. Met een verschil van 17.54 punten scoort Ron Van mozel beter dan Khalid Medyen in de categorie persoonlijke vaardigheden dan Khalid Medyen. ^ b: Roman source for Roman army: Greek court sources accused Vahan of treason for his disobedience to Heraclius' command not to engage in large-scale battle with Arabs. The total strength of the cavalry group was now about 8,000 mounted warriors, an effective mounted corps for an offensive attack the next day. Damascus fell in September, followed by the Battle of Fahl in which the last significant garrison of Palestine was defeated and routed. The Treaty of Mecca was signed by the Caliph of Arabia, Khalid ibn al-Walid, and the Byzantine Emperor, Heraclius, in the Rashidun capital, Mecca. Port Khalid Customs Centre is located at the main gate of the port. [7], ^ a: Modern estimates for Roman army: Note that the descriptions of the Muslim and the Byzantine battle lines are exactly each other's opposite: the Muslim right wing faced the Byzantine left wing (see image[n]). The Muslim conquest of the Levant (Arabic: اَلْـفَـتْـحُ الْإٍسْـلَامِيُّ لِـلـشَّـامِ‎, Al-Faṫṫḥul-Islāmiyyuash-Shām), also known as the Arab conquest of the Levant (Arabic: اَلْـفَـتْـحُ الْـعَـرَبِيُّ لِـلـشَّـامِ‎, Al-Faṫṫḥul-ʿArabiyyu Lish-Shām), occurred in the first half of the 7th century. If Khalid was too occupied in leading the general army, Dharar ibn al-Azwar would command the mobile guard. Bows were about 2 metres (6.6 ft) long when unbraced, similar in size to the famous English longbow. Britannica (2007): "More than 50,000 byzantine soldiers died". (a town in Syrian and stayed there till he received the reply of his letter from his friend who agreed with him in his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet and the fact that he was a Prophet. Vahan deployed Jabalah's Christian Arabs, mounted on horses and camels, as a skirmishing force, screening the main army until its arrival. Cavalry armour consisted of a hauberk with a mail coif and a helmet with a pendant: a throat-guard lined with fabric and having a fringe and cheek piece. Umar, after having learned of the position and strength of the Byzantine army in Palestine, wrote detailed instructions to his corps commanders there and ordered Yazid to capture the Mediterranean coast. Heraclius had gathered several lakhs of soldiers in Tabuk. Umar, apparently wanting to defeat the Byzantines first, used the best Muslim troops against them. He is reported to have said, "If Abu Bakr is dead and Umar is Caliph, then we listen and obey. Early on 19 August, the fifth day of the battle, Vahan sent an emissary to the Muslim camp for a truce for the next few days so that fresh negotiations could be held. [62] They never pushed their attacks, and even when they obtained what could have been a decisive breakthrough on the fourth day, they were unable to exploit it. Early Muslim archers, while being infantry archers without the mobility of horseback archer regiments, proved to be very effective in defending against light and unarmoured cavalry attacks. The empire was certainly not in a state of collapse when it faced the new challenge from Arabia after being exhausted by recent Roman–Persian Wars, but utterly failed to tackle the challenge effectively.[8]. Amr and Shurhabil's corps left to conquer the rest of Palestine, while Abu Ubaidah and Khalid, at the head of a 17,000-strong army, moved north to conquer Northern Syria. ^ m: David Nicolle suggests at least four to one. He decided to press upon the relatively exposed right flank, where his mounted troops could manoeuvrer more freely as compared to the rugged terrain at the Muslims' left flank. As the Byzantine army approached, the Arabs tactically withdrew from Syria and regrouped all their forces at the Yarmouk plains close to the Arabian Peninsula, where they were reinforced and defeated the numerically superior Byzantine army. Menas, diverting from conventional Byzantine tactics, decided to face Khalid and destroy the leading elements of Muslim army before the main body could join them at Hazir 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Chalcis. [64][66] To observe the battlefield, Vahan had a large pavilion built behind his right wing with an Armenian bodyguard force. [59] Meanwhile, he sent reinforcements[38] of 6,000 troops, mostly from Yemen, to Khalid. Khalid ibn al-Walid struck at the right flank of the Byzantines left centre, and the cavalry reserve of the Muslims right centre struck at the Byzantines left centre at its left flank. As the main Byzantine defence line started from the coastal regions near Ghazahh, Yazid arrived at the Valley of Araba at about the same time as Amr bin Al Aas reached Elat. The Muslim armies in Syria were in need of urgent reinforcement, so Khalid avoided the conventional route to Syria via Daumat ul Jandal, as it was the longer route, and would take weeks to reach Syria. Khalid, having grasped Heraclius' plan, feared that the Muslim armies would become isolated and then destroyed piecemeal. Abu Ubaidah ordered the concentration of troops in the vast plain near Jabiya, as control of the area made cavalry charges possi… The centre was formed by the army of Dairjan and the Armenian army of Vahan, both under the overall command of Dairjan. Dupuy’s Encyclopedia of Military History avoids specific numbers at the battle altogether but states that the entire Byzantine Empire fielded an army of 120-150,000, divided into thirteen themes. Khalid took his cavalry north to block the northern route of escape. Military confrontations with the Byzantine Empire began during the lifetime of Muhammad. 2006. Emperor Heraclius had already left Antioch for Edessa before the Muslims arrived. The last of the Ghassanid kings, who ruled at the time of the Muslim invasion, was Jabla bin Al Aiham. Abu Ubaidah, being an admirer of Khalid, made him commander of the cavalry and relied heavily on his advice during the whole campaign. The singer came up with the idea of the song after meeting and talking with lots of his fans during his tour, when many of them said, that his music had saved their lives. George F. Nafziger, in his book Islam at war, described the battle: Although Yarmouk is little known today, it is one of the most decisive battles in human history...... Had Heraclius' forces prevailed, the modern world would be so changed as to be unrecognizable. However, Khalid had prepared for such a contingency by placing a strong outpost line in front during the night to counter surprises, which gave the Muslims time to prepare for battle. Alert to the possibility of being caught with separated forces that could be destroyed, Khalid called for a council of war. Qanatir led two armies of Slavs against the Muslim right wing and right centre with some assistance from the Armenians and Christian Arabs led by Jabalah. Also present were such distinct companions as Sa'id ibn Zayd, Fadl ibn Abbas, Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (the son of Abu Bakr), Abdullah ibn Umar (the son of Umar), Aban ibn Uthman (the son of Uthman), Abdulreman ibn Khalid (the son of Khalid), Abdullah ibn Ja'far (the nephew of Ali), Ammar ibn Yasir, Miqdad ibn Aswad, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, Malik al-Ashtar, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Qays ibn Sa'd, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Ubada ibn as-Samit, Hisham ibn al-A'as, Abu Huraira and Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl. Yarmuk CE 636: The Muslim Conquest of Syria. By capturing central Syria, the Muslims had given a decisive blow to the Byzantines. Khalid's forces withstood 3 Roman attacks that tried to break the siege, and finally attacked and conquered the city on 18 September 634 A.D after Battle of Damascus. He would have tried to reconquer the province if he had the resources[87] but now had neither the men nor the money to defend the province any more. In 610, during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, Heraclius became the emperor of the Byzantine Empire,[10] after overthrowing Phocas. The Eastern Emperor Heraclius wages war on the Persian King and, having defeated him, returns to Jerusalem with the Holy Wood. Another detachment was sent to Emesa from Iraq under Qa’qa ibn Amr, a veteran of Yarmouk, who had originally been sent to Iraq for the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah. With his massed cavalry force, he intended to drive the Byzantine cavalry entirely off the battlefield so that the infantry, which formed the bulk of the imperial army, would be left without cavalry support and thus would be exposed when attacked from the flanks and rear. My theme was "Flux versus Stasis," and I contrasted the views of Parmenides and Heraclitus, two of the Presocratic philosophers. Tabari (Vol. When Heraclius launched his offensive in May 636, Yazdegerd, probably owing to the exhaustion of his government, could not coordinate with the Heraclian offensive, frustrating the plan. On hearing that Prophet(s) himself with a large force of 30,000 muslims had set out to fight his soldiers in Tabuk, Heraclius said to withdrew his forces from Tabuk. When the first civil war broke out in the Muslim empire as a result of the murder of Uthman and the nomination of Ali as caliph, the Rashidun Caliphate was succeeded by the Umayyad dynasty, with Syria as its core and Damascus its capital for the next century to come. The force included 1,000 Sahaba (companions of Muhammad), among whom were 100 veterans of the Battle of Badr, the first battle in Islamic history, and included citizens of the highest rank, such as Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, Abu Sufyan, and his wife Hind bint Utbah.[60]. u/0ri00n. Assail them with your swords until they submit to Islam or pay the Jizya. Khalid was in favor of an open battle outside the fort, but Abu Ubaidah referred the matter to Umar, who sent a detachment from Iraq to invade Jazirah from three different routes. [93], Vahan and his Byzantine commanders did not manage to deal with the mounted force and use the sizable advantage of their army effectively. The Arabs of Syria were people of no consequence until the migration of the powerful Ghassanid tribe from Yemen to Syria, who converted to Christianity and thereafter ruled a semi-autonomous state with their own king under Roman vassalage. Meanwhile, Heraclius' reinforcements reached Damascus before the other column of Heraclius reached the city which Khalid laid siege to on 20 August. The year 12 Hijri dawned, on 18 March 633, with Arabia united under the central authority of the Caliph at Medina. Meanwhile, Abu Ubaida ibn al-Jarrah, the supreme commander of the Muslim armies in Syria, had ordered Shurhabil ibn Hasana to attack Bosra. Soon after Abu Bakr's succession, several Arab tribes revolted against him in the Ridda wars (Arabic for the Wars of Apostasy). Thus the centre remained stable, but on the wings the situation was different. [87] He summoned a meeting of his advisers at the cathedral and scrutinized the situation. That ravine joins the Yarmouk River, a tributary of the Jordan River, on its south. With this strategic victory, the territory north of Chalcis lay open to the Muslims. I mean he had the mighty Byzantine empire by the balls, Emperor Heraclius was at Khalid’s mercy bound and gagged. [92], The Imperial Byzantine commanders allowed their enemy to have the battlefield of his choosing. Having mustered sizeable armies at Antioch, Heraclius sent them to reinforce strategically important areas of Northern Syria, like Emesa and Chalcis. [23], Byzantine preparations began in late 635 and by May 636 Heraclius had a large force concentrated at Antioch in Northern Syria. On the way, he had a narrow escape when Khalid, who had just captured Marash, was heading south towards Manbij. The stream had very steep banks, ranging from 30 m (98 ft)–200 m (660 ft) in height. The prisoners were interrogated and informed him about Emperor Heraclius' ambitious plan to take back Syria with an army possibly two hundred thousand (200,000) strong. The Byzantines were surrounded from all sides now. An atmosphere of mistrust thus existed between the Romans, Greeks, Armenians and Arabs. Lazaar vs. van Venrooij at Fight Club Den Bosch on Tapology. Meanwhile, he ordered the Muslims' right-wing cavalry to strike at the left flank of the Byzantines left wing. [75] Byzantine horse-archers had taken to the field and subjected Abu Ubaidah and Yazid's troops to intense archery preventing them from penetrating their Byzantine lines. Syria was mostly a Syriac and Hellenized land with some Jewish presence and with a partly Arab population, especially in its eastern and southern parts. 'Abd Allah b. Abbas, Miqdam b. Ma'di Karib and Malik b. Harith al-Ashtar has narrated hadiths from him. 337–38): 80,000 Roman troops (Kennedy, 2006, p. 145) and 60,000 allied Ghassanid troops (Gibbon, Vol. Syria had been under Roman rule for seven centuries prior to the Arab Muslim conquest and had been invaded by the Sassanid Persians on a number of occasions during the 3rd, 6th and 7th centuries; it had also been subject to raids by the Sassanids' Arab allies, the Lakhmids. [75], During the four-day offence of Vahan, his troops had failed to achieve any breakthrough and had suffered heavy casualties, especially during the mobile guard's flanking counterattacks. Till today, it has not been adopted as a war strategy because of its highly aggressive nature.His famous battles include Battle of Iron Bridge where Khalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeated a larger Byzantine army under Heraclius in his final battle against the Byzantine … A History of Palestine. He blamed his wrongdoings for the loss, primarily referring to his incestuous marriage to his niece Martina. That was a strong defensive position, and the manoeuvrers pitted the Muslims and Byzantines into a decisive battle, which the latter had tried to avoid. 12. Khalid avoided the Mesopotamian route because of the presence of Roman garrisons there and in Northern Syria. [60] Led by Hind, the Muslim women dismantled their tents, and armed with tent poles, charged at their husbands and fellow men singing an improvised song from the Battle of Uhud, which then had been directed against the Muslims. Swords were hung in baldrics. Large wooden or wickerwork shields were used. 18 October 2006, "Iran." Heraclius hastily took the mountainous path and, on passing through the Cilician gates, is reported to have said, "Farewell, a long farewell to Syria, my fair province. 2, p. 592): 40,000. Modern estimates for the sizes of the respective armies vary: the vast majority of estimates for the Byzantine army are between 80,000 and 150,000, while other estimates are as low as 15,000 to 20,000. The rest of the day passed uneventfully. The battle was fought on the plain south of Yarmouk River. Abu Ubaidah and Shurhabil, on the other hand, continued their march, and by early May 634 they reached the region between Bosra and Jabiya. Abu Ubaidah decided to march to Fahl, which is about 150 metres (500 ft) below sea level, where a strong Byzantine garrison and survivors of the Battle of Ajnadayn were present. share. From Jabiya, again on Khalid's suggestion, Abu Ubaidah ordered the Muslim troops to withdraw to the Plain of the Yarmouk River, where the cavalry could be used effectively. He was responsible for introducing Greek as the Eastern Empire's official language. 2, p. 596): 120,000 killed. This maneuver delivered a decisive blow to Heraclius' plan, since the latter did not wish to engage his troops in open battle with the Muslim light cavalry. Byzantine Armenia fell to the Muslims in 638–39, and Heraclius created a buffer zone in central Anatolia by ordering all the forts east of Tarsus to be evacuated. That was most probably the delaying tactic employed by Umar on the Persian front. Khalid reached the battlefield and defeated the garrison on 15 October and returned with tons of looted booty from the fair and hundreds of Roman prisoners. Parmenides took the view that nothing changes in reality; only ou [79], Because of his leadership at Yarmouk, Khalid ibn al-Walid is considered one of the finest generals in history,[9] and his use of mounted warriors throughout the battle showed just how well he understood the potential strengths and weaknesses of his mounted troops. [22] By 635 CE, Palestine, Jordan and Southern Syria, with the exception of Jerusalem and Caesarea, were in Muslim hands. This battle and subsequent clean-up engagements forever ended Byzantine domination of the Levant. According to modern historians, this ingenious strategic maneuver unhinged the Byzantine defences in Syria.[18]. After capturing Emesa, Khalid moved north to capture Northern Syria, using his cavalry as an advance guard and raiding force. 7 months ago. Khalid planned to trap Byzantine troops, cutting off their every route of escape. Instructions were also issued to return the jizya (tribute) to the people who had paid it. Shortly thereafter, the Muslims, having just won the Battle of Fahl, were on their way to Emesa. He thus suggested to Abu Ubaidah in a council of war that he consolidate all the Muslim armies at one place to force a decisive battle with the Byzantines. Peace be with you, O Syria—what a beautiful land you will be for the enemy. At Shaizar, Khalid intercepted a convoy taking provisions for Chalcis. His abode shall be hell, and what a terrible place it is! Infantry soldiers were more heavily armoured than horsemen. The plain was excellent for cavalry manoeuvrers. He thus suggested to Abu Ubaidah in a council of war that he consolidate all the Muslim armies at one place to force a decisive battle with the Byzantines. [34] The position also benefited from close proximity to the Rashidun stronghold of Najd, in case of retreat. [89] Heraclius took to the sea on a ship to Constantinople in the night. Several clashes were reported with local citizens over supply requisition, as summer was at an end and there was a decline of pasturage. To isolate Damascus from the rest of the region, Khalid placed the detachments south on the road to Palestine and in north at the Damascus-Emesa route, and several other smaller detachments on routes towards Damascus. 2006. The Byzantines retreated west towards Wadi-ur-Ruqqad, where there was a bridge at Ayn al Dhakar for safe crossing across the deep gorges of the ravines of Wadi-ur-Ruqqad. Kaisar Romawi Timur Heraclius mengatur sebuah pasukan sekitar 40.000 orang setelah mengetahui lepasnya Damaskus dan Emesa. The Byzantine (Roman) Emperor Heraclius, after re-capturing Syria from the Sassanians, set up new defense lines from Gaza to the south end of the Dead Sea. His plans were to send massive reinforcements to all the major cities, isolate the Muslim corps from each other, and then separately encircle and destroy the Muslim armies. Until AD 622, Heraclius fought a primarily defensive war against the Sassanid’s, slowly rebuilding the remains of the Byzantine army while trying to slow the progress of the Persian offensive. Abu Ubaidah, having received new intelligence, had sent Khalid. Encyclopædia Britannica. The hated and evil infidel, Latar Belakang Perang: Pada tahun 8H, rasulullah saw mengirim surat kepada pemimpin Bushra (daerah di bawah kekuasaan Rum). The ravine on the west of the battlefield was accessible at a few places in 636 AD, and had one main crossing: a Roman bridge (Jisr-ur-Ruqqad) near 'Ain Dhakar[38][39] Logistically, the Yarmouk plain had enough water supplies and pastures to sustain both armies. Heraclius started to plan for a counter-attack to roll back the lost region. Namun di perjalanan sang utusan dihadang, dan kmdn diserahkan kepada Heraclius. Having little hope of help from the Emperor, Antioch surrendered on 30 October, on the condition that all Byzantine troops would be given safe passage to Constantinople. Khalid actually surpasses Minsc in melee at points (hits level 7 earlier, and any time he uses a potion of whatever strength), and permanently after you get the Ogre Strength gauntlets. Theophanes (pp. When Heraclius seized the throne of the Byzantine Empire from Phocas in AD 610, he inherited an empire on the verge of collapse in the wake of a successful Sassanid offensive. On the orders of Umar, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, commander of the Muslim army in Iraq, sent an army under Iyad ibn Ghanm to conquer the region between the Tigris and the Euphrates up to Urfa. Soon after his birth, and in accordance with the traditions of the Quraysh, Khalid was sent to a Bedouin tribe in the desert, where … That stands in stark contrast to the very successful offensive plan, which Khalid carried out on the final by reorganising virtually all his cavalry and committing it to a grand manoeuvre, which won the battle.[93]. Khalid and Abu Ubaidah continued their march northward and laid siege to Aleppo, which was captured after fierce resistance from desperate Byzantine troops in October. [89], Heraclius abandoned Syria with the holy relic of the True Cross, which was, along with other relics held at Jerusalem, secretly boarded on ship by Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem,[87] just to protect it from the invading Arabs. There he advised Abu Ubaidah to pull the troops back from Palestine and from Northern and Central Syria, and then to concentrate the entire Rashidun army in one place. [45] Alert to the possibility of being caught with separated forces, which could be destroyed, Khalid called for a council of war and advised Abu Ubaidah to pull the troops back from Palestine and Northern and Central Syria and then to concentrate the entire Rashidun army in one place. After Jerusalem, the Muslim armies broke up once again. [24] The assembled Byzantine army contingents consisted of, Slavs, Franks, Georgians, Armenians and Christian Arabs. 2006. Khalid, having grasped Heraclius' plan, feared that the Muslim armies would become isolated and then destroyed piecemeal. Despite stiff resistance, the warriors of Yazid on the left flank finally fell back to their camps and for a moment Vahan's plan appeared to be succeeding. [32][33] Abu Ubaidah ordered the concentration of troops in the vast plain near Jabiyah, as control of the area made cavalry charges possible and facilitated the arrival of reinforcements from Umar so that a strong, united force could be fielded against the Byzantine armies. sfn error: no target: CITEREFEl_HareirM'Baye2011 (, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns: page no:576 by Lieutenant-General. The Battle of Yarmouk. After the battle, which proved to be the key to Palestine and Jordan, the Muslim armies split up. It’s [47] In late July, Vahan sent Jabalah with his lightly armoured Christian-Arab forces to reconnoiter-in-force, but they were repulsed by the mobile guard. While Heraclius prepared for a major offensive in the Levant, Yazdegerd was to mount a simultaneous counterattack in Iraq, in what was meant to be a well-coordinated effort. Bet She'an surrendered after a little resistance followed by the surrender of Tiberias in February. At midday, after losing a number of commanders in the duels, Vahan ordered a limited attack with a third of his infantry forces to test the strength and strategy of the Muslim army and, using their overwhelming numerical and weaponry superiority, achieve a breakthrough wherever the Muslim battle line was weak. [14], Meanwhile, there had been rapid political development in the Arabian Peninsula, where Muhammad had been preaching Islam and, by 630, had successfully annexed most of Arabia under a single political authority. After successful campaigns against the Sassanids and the ensuing conquest of Iraq, Khalid established his stronghold in Iraq. 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