Battle of Mecca (1813)

Ottoman return of Mecca 1813 (Turkish: Mekke'nin Osmanlıya Dönüşü) also known as the Battle of Mecca happened several days after the recapture of Jeddah during the Ottoman–Saudi War. Diriyah's army and its 1,000 men in Mecca surrendered to Muhammad Ali of Egypt and Tusun Pasha, who recaptured the city for the Ottoman Empire.

Battle of Mecca
Part of the Ottoman–Saudi War

View of Mecca
DateJanuary 1813
Location
Mecca, western Arabia
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire First Saudi State
Commanders and leaders
Muhammed Ali Pasha
Tusun Pasha		 Faisal bin Saud AL-Kabeer
Strength
22,000 1,000
Casualties and losses
none. none.

References
  • Facey, William & Grant, Gllian: Saudi Arabia by the First Photographers . ISBN 0-905743-74-1
  • Captain G. S. Froster : 'A trip Across the Peninsula – Rehla Abr Al-Jazeera, (Arabic). Mombai – India, 1866.


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