Al-Hasa Expedition (1871)

Al-Hasa Expedition
Date 20 April – 3 June, 1871 Location al-Hasa (now al-Ahsa Governorate, Saudi Arabia) Result Victory of Ottoman and allies
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Al-Muntafiq Union Sheikhdom of Kuwait	Emirate of Nejd
Commanders and leaders
Midhat Pasha Nasser Pasha Abdullah II Al-Sabah Mubarak Al-Sabah Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud	Saud bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud
Strength
5,000 Ottoman regular soldiers 3,000 from Al-Muntafiq Badia 1,000 from Kuwait Badia 9 Ottoman warships 80 Kuwaiti sailing ships	Unknown

The Al-Hasa Expedition was an Ottoman military campaign to annex the El-Hasa region of eastern Arabia.^[1] Ostensibly launched to assist Imam Abdullah bin Faisal in reclaiming control over Najd from his brother Saud bin Faisal, the underlying motive was Medhat Pasha's ambition to extend Ottoman dominion over the Persian Gulf.^[2]