Battle of Yanbu
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| Yanbu 1811 | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman-Saudi war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Egypt Eyalet |
 First Saudi State |
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| Tusun Pasha |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 10.000 | 70 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | all the 70 men have surrendered. | ||||||
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Battle of Yanbu or Yanbu Landing , Ottoman Sultan ordered Mohammed Ali Pasha to start moving against Saudis to re-conquer Mecca and return the honour of the Ottoman Empire. Mohammed Ali sent his son Tusun Pasha with an army of 10,000 as a beginning to land in Yanbu , making it a station to re-conquer the other cities.
Tusun forces landed successfully in Yanbu and the Saudis forces with a strength of 70 men only have surrendered without any loses.
