Battle of Yanbu

Battle of Yanbu

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Yanbu 1811
partof=the Ottoman-Saudi war
date=1811
place=Yanbu western Arabia
result=Ottoman victory
combatant1= (Egyptians)
combatant2=
commander1=
commander2=None
strength1=10,000
strength2=70 men
casualties1=None
casualties2=all the 70 men have surrendered

Battle of Yanbu or Yanbu Landing , Ottoman Sultan ordered Mohammed Ali Pasha to start moving against Saudis to re-conquer Mecca and return the honour of the Ottoman Empire. Mohammed Ali sent his son Tusun Pasha with an army of 10,000 as a beginning to land in Yanbu , making it a station to re-conquer the other cities.

Tusun forces landed successfully in Yanbu and the Saudis forces with a strength of 70 men only have surrendered without any loses.


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