Siege of Diriyah

Siege of Diriyah
Part of the Najd Expedition
Map showing the places captured by Ibrahim Pasha along his campaign route from Medina to Riyadh
Date 22 April – 9 September 1818 Location Diriyah Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Emirate of Diriyah
Commanders and leaders
Ibrahim Pasha	Abdullah bin Saud  Ghasab bin Sharaan †
Strength
5,500 men or 7,600 men (4,300 Turkish and Albanian soldiers 2,000 cavalrymen 1,300 Maghrebi cavalrymen 150 gunners)	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1,500 killed	1,300 killed

Template:Ottoman-Saudi-war The siege of Diriyah was a successful Ottoman siege that took place in late 1818 at the end of the Wahhabi War of 1811–1818 during the Nejd Expedition.

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