Battle of Byssel | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman-Saudi War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire | Emirate of Diriyah | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Muhammad Ali Pasha Hassan Pasha Abidin Bey Mahou Bey † Ahmed Bonaparte † Topous Oglou † Sheriff Rajeh |
Faisal bin Saud Tami bin Shuaib † Bakrosh bin A'llas † Ibn Melha (POW) Ibn Ketnan Ibn Khorshan † Ibn Shokban † Ibn Dahman † Ibn Katamel † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,000 men |
20,000-25,000 men 5,000 camels | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
400-500 killed |
5,000 killed 300 prisoners (50 executed) |
The Battle of Byssel was a military engagement between the Ottoman forces and the Saudi forces in Byssel. The Ottomans won a decisive battle, which broke Saudi power.