Siege of Diriyah
Destruction of diriya from 1811 to 1818 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The siege of Diriyah took place in late 1818 at the end of the Wahhabi War of 1811–1818 during the Nejd Expedition.
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Siege of Diriyah | |||||||
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Part of the Najd Expedition | |||||||
Map of Diriyah where some battles happened nearby the fort | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire | First Saudi State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ibrahim Pasha |
Abdullah bin Saud | ||||||
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 |
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