Battle of Medina (1812)

This article is about the 1812 battle in Arabia. For battle the following year in Texas, see Battle of Medina. For the similarly-named 1991 battle in Iraq, see Battle of Medina Ridge.
Battle of Medina
Part of the Wahhabi war

Medina under Ottoman Rule, Medina Mosque
DateNovember 1812 – 2 December 1812
Location
Medina, western Arabia
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents

Ottoman Empire

Emirate of Diriyah
Commanders and leaders
Tusun Pasha
Ahmad Bonaparte		 Mas'ud Bin Madhian 
Strength
15,000 Infantry
2,000 Maghrebi soldiers
3,000 African soldiers
 14,000 men
Casualties and losses
50 killed 7,000 killed

The Battle of Medina in 1812 was part of the First Campaign of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war. Following his defeat at the Battle of Al-Safra, Tusun Pasha's forces regrouped and made another attempt to reach Saud's Wahhabi forces in Medina.

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