battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Battle of Al Qunfudhah

Name: Battle of Al Qunfudhah
Location: Saudi Arabia

Battle of Al Qunfudhah was a battle fought in 1814 in what is now Saudi Arabia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Wahhabi victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 men; 40 ships against Garrison: 500 men; Relief army: 8,000–10,000 men.

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Fought1814

WhereSaudi Arabia19.142N, 41.080E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeWahhabi victory

BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Eyalet of EgyptagainstEmirate of Diriyah

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Record

Date	1814 (year precision)
Place	Saudi Arabia 19.142N, 41.080E
Kind	Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength	1,500 men; 40 ships	Garrison: 500 men; Relief army: 8,000–10,000 men
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown
Commanders	Muhammad Ali of Egypt	Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1748–1814)

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Kunfuda Bay 1912, 1.7 km SW
Siege of Ta'if AD 630, 246 km N
Battle of Taif 1916, 246 km N
Siege of Mecca AD 692, 285 km NW
Siege of Mecca AD 683, 285 km NW

Elsewhere in 1814

Battle of Al Qunfudhah is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 71 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q120069068, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Al Qunfudhah (1814), revision 1370431272, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.