- Ottoman return of Mecca 1813
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Ottoman return of Mecca and Jeddah 1813 Part of the Ottoman-Saudi war
Ottoman MeccaDate January 1813 Location Mecca, western Arabia Result Ottoman victory Belligerents Egypt Eyalet First Saudi State Commanders and leaders Mohammed Ali Pasha
Tusun PashaFaisal bin Saud AL-Kabeer Strength 22,000[citation needed] 1,000[citation needed] Casualties and losses none. none. Ottoman return of Mecca 1813 (also known as the Battle of Mecca) happened several days after the recapture of Jeddah during the Ottoman-Saudi war. Diriyah's army and its 1,000 men in Mecca surrendered to Muhammad Ali of Egypt and Tusun Pasha, who recaptured the city for the Ottoman Empire.[citation needed]
References
- Facey, William & Grant, Gillian: Saudi Arabia by the First Photographers . ISBN 0-905743-74-1
- Captain G. S. Froster : A trip Across the Peninsula - Rehla Abr Al-Jazeera, (Arabic). Mombai - India, 1866.
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