Expedition to Najd (1817–1818)
| Expedition to Najd (1817–1818) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war | |||||||||
Ibrahim Pasha's march in Najd | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Emirate of Diriyah | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Mahmud II Ibrahim Pasha Muhammad Ali Pasha | Abdullah I | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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8,000 men 6,000 camels | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 4,700 total killed |
200 in Mawiyyah 70 or 160 in Ar Rass 800 killed and 3,000 captured in Dhurma 1,300 in Diriyah | ||||||||
The Najd Expedition (Turkish: Nejd Seferi) was a multi-battle campaign waged by Ottoman Egypt from 1817 to 1818. It was part of Third Campaign of the Ottoman–Wahhabi War of 1811 to 1818, which was the final campaign on the war. It was commanded by Ibrahim Pasha, son of Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali Pasha, by order of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II. The goal was to end the Emirate of Diriyah and capture the capital city of Diriyah, through no real strategy other than brute force.