Battle of Medina (1812)

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Ottoman return of Medina 1812
Part of the Ottoman-Saudi war
Medina under Ottoman Rule , Medina Mosque .
Date 1812 Location Medina, western Arabia Result Ottoman victory .
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire (Egyptians)	First Saudi State
Commanders
Tusun Pasha Ahmet Aga	Saud AL-Kabeer
Strength
20,000 18 cannons 3 mortars [1]	10,000[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
300 dead.[citation needed]	600 dead.[citation needed]

Ottoman-Saudi War Yanbu – Al-Safra – Medina – Jeddah - Mecca – Asir – Nejd – Diriyah

Medina Battle 1812, Since the events of AL-Safra battle ,Tusun's forces begun to deal with rabel tribes around Medina while military supplies reaching Yanbu from Egypt. Mohammed Ali Pasha sent Ahmet Aga with 10,000 men to help Tusun's forces to re-conquer Medina, this army successfully captured the city in November 1812 and killed about 600 Saudi fighters.