Capture of Jeddah (1813)
| Capture of Jeddah (1813) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Emirate of Diriyah | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Mustafa Pasha | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Few Hundred | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| None | None | ||||||||
The Capture of Jeddah, a west Arabian (Hejaz) port city, happened in 1813. It occurred with no casualties in the First Campaign of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war.
Capture
Mustafa Bey, the brother-in-law of Muhammad Ali Pasha advanced after taking Medina. The Meccan Shariff Ghalib ibn Musa'id, who wanted to get rid of Saudi rule and preferred Ottoman rule, sent messages to Mustafa Bey, inviting him to his towns, including Jeddah. Mustafa then dispatched a few hundred soldiers to capture the city while the main force was sent to capture Mecca. Jeddah capitulated without a fight in January 1813.[1][2]
Aftermath
In September 1813, Muhammad Ali Pasha arrived in Jeddah with a force of 2,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry, and 8,000 camels. He was well received by the Meccan Shariff Ghalib ibn Musa'id, but this did not save him from arrest and exile, which happened in late 1813. After He was replaced, Jeddah became an important base for the fight against Saudis.[3]