Capture of Yanbu (1811)

Capture of Yanbu
Part of the Wahhabi war
DateOctober 1811
Location
Yanbu, Hejaz (Western Arabia)
24°04′44″N 38°03′36″E / 24.079°N 38.060°E / 24.079; 38.060
Result Ottoman-Egyptian victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Emirate of Diriyah
Commanders and leaders
Tusun Pasha Unknown
Strength
14,000 men 300 men
Casualties and losses
None All surrendered

The Capture of Yanbu, or Yanbu Landing, in 1811 was a military engagement that began the First Campaign of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war. It occurred with virtually no resistance as the Wahhabis had no troops in the area when the Ottomans initially arrived.

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