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Battle of Medina

Battle of Medina was a battle fought in November 1812 at Medina, in what is now Saudi Arabia. It was part of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war, which ran from 1811 to 1818. The recorded result: Ottoman–Egyptian victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 Infantry; 2,000 Maghrebi soldiers; 3,000 African soldiers against 14,000.

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Battle of Medina
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FoughtNovember 1812
WhereMedina, Saudi Arabia24.467N, 39.600E
OutcomeOttoman–Egyptian victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Eyalet of EgyptagainstEmirate of Diriyah; Harb tribe; Juhaynah tribe
Casualties and losses50 killedand7,000 casualties
Part ofOttoman–Wahhabi war1811 to 1818

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Wahhabi war

Battle of Yanbu, 1811Battle of Al-Safra, 1812Battle of Medina, 1812Battle of Mecca, 1813Siege of Taif, 1814Battle of Byssel, 181518111815Battle of Medina, 1812
6 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateNovember 1812 (month precision)
PlaceMedina, Saudi Arabia
24.467N, 39.600E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength15,000 Infantry; 2,000 Maghrebi soldiers; 3,000 African soldiers14,000
Casualties and losses50 killed7,000 casualties
Commanders
  • Tusun Pasha
  • Thomas Keith (soldier)
  • Masoud bin Madhyan Al-Harbi
Battle of MedinaBattle of MedinaInvasion of Banu QaynuqaSiege of MedinaBattle of the TrenchBattle of al-HarrahBattle of UhudInvasion of Banu QaynuqaBattle of UhudYanbu al Bahr100 km24.467N, 39.600E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 624 and 1916.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1812

Battle of Medina 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 Q3656325, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Medina (1812), revision 1381372257, 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.