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The Battle of the Iron Bridge was fought between the Muslim Rashidun army and the Byzantine army in 637 AD. The battle was fought near a nine-arch stone bridge spanning the River Orontes, from which the battle took its name. It was one of the last battles fought between the Byzantines and Rashidun Caliphate in the province of Syria. The aftermath of the battle marked the nearly complete annexation of the province into the Rashidun Caliphate with the fall of its capital.

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  • Battle of the Iron Bridge
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  • The Battle of the Iron Bridge was fought between the Muslim Rashidun army and the Byzantine army in 637 AD. The battle was fought near a nine-arch stone bridge spanning the River Orontes, from which the battle took its name. It was one of the last battles fought between the Byzantines and Rashidun Caliphate in the province of Syria. The aftermath of the battle marked the nearly complete annexation of the province into the Rashidun Caliphate with the fall of its capital.
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  • 17000(xsd:integer)
  • 20000(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid
  • the Arab–Byzantine Wars and
Date
  • October 637 AD
Commander
Caption
  • The River Orontes, Antioch, the battle was fought near this river .
Casualties
  • 10000(xsd:integer)
  • Minimal
Result
  • Decisive Muslim victory, Antioch conquered by Rashidun Caliphate.
combatant
  • 15(xsd:integer)
  • 23(xsd:integer)
  • Christian Arabs
Place
  • Antioch, Roman Syria
Conflict
  • Battle of the Iron Bridge
abstract
  • The Battle of the Iron Bridge was fought between the Muslim Rashidun army and the Byzantine army in 637 AD. The battle was fought near a nine-arch stone bridge spanning the River Orontes, from which the battle took its name. It was one of the last battles fought between the Byzantines and Rashidun Caliphate in the province of Syria. The aftermath of the battle marked the nearly complete annexation of the province into the Rashidun Caliphate with the fall of its capital.
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