Battle of Rumaila 1991
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 2 March 1991 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1991 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Iraq | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Gulf War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ba'athist Iraq, Barry McCaffrey, Frederick M. Franks, Jr., Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 30.6981, 47.3217 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Rumaila, also known as the Battle of the Causeway or the Battle of the Junkyard, was a controversial attack that took place on March 2, 1991, two days after President Bush declared a ceasefire, near the Rumaila oil field in the Euphrates Valley of southern Iraq, when the U.S. Army forces, mostly the 24th Infantry Division under Major General Barry McCaffrey engaged and nearly annihilated a large column of withdrawing Iraqi Republican Guard armored forces during the immediate aftermath of the Gulf War.
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