Ottoman–Wahhabi war

August 1, 1811 – September 9, 1818 · Diriyah

Result Ottoman victory

War in which Muhammad Ali's Egyptian army, fighting for the Ottoman sultan, retook Mecca and Medina and destroyed the first Saudi state by taking its capital Diriyah in 1818.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Wahhabis

Ottoman Empire

Other

Emirate of Diriyah

Ottoman Empire

Mahmud II belligerent leader

Muhammad Ali of Egypt Ruler of Egypt who led the war for the Ottomans

Ibrahim Pasha Commander who took Diriyah Tusun Pasha military commander

Strength and losses

Killed: 14,000

Casualties: c. 10,000

Units

Egyptian Army Egyptian Navy

Battles 6

Capture of Yanbu (1811) 1811 · Ottoman-Egyptian victory
Battle of Al-Safra 1812 · Wahhabi victory
Battle of Medina (1812) November 1812 · Ottoman–Egyptian victory
Capture of Mecca (1813) 1813 · Ottoman-Egyptian victory
Capture of Jeddah (1813) 1813 · Ottoman-Egyptian victory
Expedition to Najd (1817–1818) September 29, 1817 – September 9, 1818 · Ottoman-Egyptian victory
- Siege of Diriyah April 1818 – September 15, 1818 · Ottoman victory

Also involved 1

Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud participant