The following is an excerpt from the newly published book; The Gulf War Chronicles by Richard S. Lowry. The Battle of Al Busayyah . 4-70 Armor destroyed five tanks and numerous other Iraqi Army vehicles. Persian Gulf War Ends President George H.W. Led to another battle soon after named "The Battle of 73 Easting". The Battle of 73 Easting was a battle fought in Iraq approximately 50 miles east of Al Busayyah between United States Army’s 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the Tawakalna Division from the elite Iraqi Republican Guard during the Gulf War period. Battle of Wadi Al-Batin. The battle was between the United States armored forces of the VII Corps and the forces of the Iraqi Republican Guard and its Tawakalna Division. The US main unit in the battle was the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. The battle was completely one-sided. Battle of Bubiyan. The battle took place about 60 miles (97 km) east of and 18 hours after the Battle of Al Busayyah, and several kilometers east of the Battle of 73 Easting, which had ended just two hours earlier.The Battle of Norfolk is named for Objective Norfolk, an area that encompassed the intersection of the IPSA Pipeline Road and several desert trails and a large Iraqi supply depot defended by Iraqi armor. The Battle of Al Busayyah was a tank battle fought in the pre-dawn darkness on February 26, 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Army. The order that they are listed in are from west to east. The Battle of Bubiyan was a naval engagement of the Gulf War, that occurred in the waters between Bubiyan Island and the Shatt al-Arab marshlands, where the bulk of the Iraqi Navy, while attempting to flee to Iran, much like the Iraqi Air Force, was engaged and destroyed by Coalition warships and helicopters.. Battle of Khafji. The Battle of Al Busayyah By Richard S. Lowry. Battle of Phase Line Bullet. Bush declares a ceasefire. Battle of Umm al Maradim. Tank battle before sunrise near the city of Al Busayyah. edited 3 years ago. Battle of 73 Easting. This is the order of battle for the ground campaign in the Gulf War between Coalition Forces and Iraqi Forces between 24–28 February 1991. The IRON SOLDIERS’ First Encounter in Iraq . Iraqi units that were not in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations are excluded from this list. Feb 28, 1991. This battle took place several hours after another key tank battle known as the Battle of Al Busayyah. The Battle of Wadi Al-Batin or Battle of Ruqi Pocket took place before the beginning of the Desert Storm operations on 16 February 1991. The main U.S. unit in the battle was the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (2nd ACR), a 4,500 man reconnaissance and security element assigned to VII Corps.

In today's episode, we make a desperate attempt to stop American forces from marching into the town of Al-Busayyah. Battle of Al Faw (Start) First battle of the Iraq war.