Battle of Fahl


The Battle of Fahl, Battle of Pella or Battle of the Mud معركة فحل was an Arab–Byzantine battle fought between the Rashidun army under Khalid ibn al-Walid Saifullah and the East Roman Empire under Theodore the Sacellarius, in Fahl in January 635 AD. The result was a clear victory for Khalid ibn al-Walid. Some Byzantine soldiers fled to Beisan. The Corps of Sharhabeel ibn Hasana and 'Amr ibn al-'As later captured the fortress of Beisan.