Siege of Taif (1814)
| Siege of Taif (1814) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Wahhabi war | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Emirate of Diriyah Zahran tribe | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Muhammad Ali Pasha Tusun Pasha Abidin Bey |
Abdallah I Bakhrosh ibn A'llas Tami bin Shu'aib | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000 men | 10,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 1,000 killed | Unknown | ||||||||
In 1814, in a counter attack during the Second Campaign of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war, Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud's forces laid siege to the Ottoman held city of Taif. However, troops of Ottoman Egypt governor Muhammad Ali Pasha successfully lifted the siege.