18 August 636 · Asia
Battle of the Yarmuk
In 636, in the Yarmuk valley on the frontier of Syria, a Muslim army including the commander Khalid ibn al-Walid met the field army of the eastern Roman Empire. The multi-day action decided the campaign for Syria.
Commanders
- Khalid ibn al-Walid · General
- Date
- 18 August 636
- Place
- Yarmuk · Israel · Jordan
- Region
- Asia