| Capture of Yanbu | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Ottoman–Wahhabi War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ottoman Empire |
 Emirate of Diriyah | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Tusun Pasha | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 14,000 men[2] | 300 men[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | All surrendered | ||||||
The capture of Yanbu, or Yanbu Landing, was a bloodless confrontation between the Saudis and Ottomans in 1811.[4]
- ^ Alexei Vassiliev, The History of Saudi Arabia
- ^ Othman bin Bishr, Glory in the History of Najd, p. 322
- ^ Abd al Rahman al Rafai, The era of Muhammad Ali, p. 127
- ^ "Saudi Arabia – Daily life and social customs | Britannica". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 May 2022.