Battle of Jeddah (1813)

Ottoman return of Jeddah 1813
Part of the Ottoman-Saudi war
Mohammed Ali.
Date Early days of 1813 Location Jeddah, western Arabia Result Ottoman victory.
Belligerents
Egypt Eyalet	First Saudi State
Commanders and leaders
Mohammed Ali Pasha Tusun Pasha	Saud al-Kabeer
Strength
25,000[citation needed]	2,000[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
60 dead.[citation needed]	800 dead.[citation needed]

The Battle of Jeddah or Cidde was fought in 1813 at the west Arabian port of Jeddah (at the time, Turkish: Cidde) as part of the Ottoman–Saudi War. The Ottoman army of Tusun Pasha arrived from Medina, and a new army led by his father Mohammed Ali Pasha arrived from Egypt. The Egyptian forces recaptured the city immediately, and the Ottoman-appointed Sharif was sent to Istanbul as a prisoner. A few days later, these forces captured Mecca itself, and Sultan Mahmud II restored Ghalib Efendi as the Sharif of Hejaz.

See also

• Battle of Jeddah 1925
• History of Saudi Arabia