300 dead 600 dead Result Ottoman victory | Date November 1812 Location Medina, Saudi Arabia | |
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Similar Nejd Expedition, Battle of Mecca, Battle of Jeddah, Ottoman–Wahhabi War, Battle of Riyadh |
The Battle of Medina took place in 1812. Following the Battle of Al-Safra, Tusun's forces begun to deal with rebel tribes around Medina while military supplies were moved to Yanbu from Egypt. Mohammed Ali Pasha sent Ahmet Aga with 10,000 men to help Tusun's forces to re-capture Medina, this army successfully took the city in November 1812, killing about 600 Saudi fighters.
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