Siege of Diriyah
| 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 | Emirate of Diriyah | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ibrahim Pasha |
Abdullah bin Saud Ghasab bin Sharaan Al-Otaibi † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
The siege of Diriyah took place in late 1818 at the end of the Wahhabi War of 1811–1818 during the Nejd Expedition.