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Battle of the Bridge

BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateSasanian EmpireCommanders and leadersAbu Ubayd al-Thaqafi†Al-Hakam al-Thaqafi †Jabr ibn Abi Ubayd †Al-Muthanna (WIA)Yazdegerd IIIBahman JadhuyihJalinusStrength 6,000–10,000 80,00020 war elephantsCasualties and losses 6,000–7,000 killed3,000 drowned or escaped UnknownThe Battle of the Bridge or the Battle of al-Jisr (Arabic: معركة الجسر) was fought at the bank of the Euphrates between Arab Muslims, led by Abu Ubayd al-Thaqafi, and the Persian Sasanians, led by Bahman Jaduya.

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