Battle of Al-Safra
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2009) |
| AL-Safra (The Yellow) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Ottoman-Saudi war | |||||||
|
|||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Egypt Eyalet |
 First Saudi State |
||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Tusun Pasha |
Saud al-Kabeer |
||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8.000 | 10.000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 840 dead; 50 POW |
800 dead | ||||||
|
|
|||||
Al-Safra Battle, Tusun Pasha's forces with its artillery and equipment moved forward trying to recapture Medina and met with Saud AL-Kabeer forces in a Valley of Al-Safra (the yellow Valley). Saud's army started attacking the Egyptians with 200 cavalry and about 10,000 men and successfully defended Medina. After 3 days of fighting the Egyptians withdrew back to their bunker in Yanbu.
 |
This Middle Eastern history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This article about a battle is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
