Battle of the Iron Bridge
The Battle of the Iron Bridge was fought between the Muslim Rashidun army and the Byzantine army in 637 AD. The battle took its name from a nearby nine-arch stone bridge spanning the Orontes River which had gates trimmed with iron. 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, Antioch.
The Orontes River at its passage in Antioch; the battle was fought near this river
The Rashidun army was the core of the Rashidun Caliphate's armed forces during the early Muslim conquests in the 7th century. The army is reported to have maintained a high level of discipline, strategic prowess and organization, granting them successive victories in their various campaigns.
Bow of Sa'd ibn abi-Waqqas at Medina railway museum
A purebred Arabian stallion, showing dished profile, arched neck, level croup and high-carried tail
Arabian camel (dromedary) has a long, curved neck, single hump and hairy throat, shoulders and hump
Arabian Camel herd grazing near the Riyadh River, southeast Diriyah
