Battle of Al-Safra

AL-Safra (The Yellow)

Date	1812
Location	near Medina, western Arabia
Result	Saudi victory, Ottomans moved back to Yanbu.

Belligerents

Ottoman Empire

First Saudi State

Commanders and leaders

Tusun Pasha

Saud al-Kabeer

Strength

8.000

10.000

Casualties and losses

840 dead;
50 POW

800 dead

Ottoman–Saudi War

Yanbu Al-Safra Medina Jeddah Mecca Asir Nejd Diriyah

Al-Safra Battle, Tusun Pasha's forces with its artillery and equipment moved forward trying to recapture Medina and met with Saud Al-Kabeer forces in a Valley of Al-Safra (the yellow Valley). Saud's army started attacking the Egyptians with 200 cavalry and about 10,000 men and successfully defended Medina. After 3 days of fighting the Egyptians withdrew back to their bunker in Yanbu.

Battles involving the Ottoman Empire by era

Rise (1299–1453)

Land battles	Bapheus Dimbos Pelekanon Demotika Ihtiman Sırp Sındığı Maritsa Dubravnica Savra Pločnik Bileća Kosovo Rovine Nicopolis Ankara Çamurlu Zlatica Kunovica Varna Kosovo (2nd)

Classical Age (1453–1550)

Land battles	Albulena Târgoviște Jajce Ohrid Vaslui Valea Albă Breadfield Otlukbeli Krbava Çaldıran Mercidabık Han Yunus Ridanieh Tlemcen Mohács Sokhoista

Naval battles	Zonchio Modon Diu Algiers (1516) Formentera Algiers (1529) Tunis Preveza Alborán Algiers (1541) Ponza Djerba

Transformation (1550-1700)

Land battles	Mostaganem Szigeth Çıldır Torches Wadi al Laban Sisak Călugăreni Giurgiu Keresztes Sevan Urmia Cecora 1st Khotyn Candia Köbölkút Saint Gotthard Ladyzhyn Krasnobród Nemyriv 2nd Khotyn 2nd Vienna 2nd Mohács Slankamen Cenei Ustechko Lugos Ulaş Zenta

Naval battles	Lepanto Cape Corvo Cape Celidonia Focchies 1st Dardanelles 2nd Dardanelles 3rd Dardanelles 4th Dardanelles Oinousses Andros

Old Regime (1700–1789)

Land battles	Pruth Petrovaradin Banja Luka Grocka Stavunchany Aspindza Larga Yeghevārd Ganja Kozludzha Kagul

Naval battles	Imbros Matapan Chesma 1st Kerch Strait

Modernization (1789–1908)

Land battles	Focşani Rymnik Măcin Pyramids Abukir Arpachai Al-Safra Jeddah Čegar Alamana Gravia Erzurum Valtetsi Doliana Dragashani Sculeni Vasilika Peta Dervenakia Karpenisi Arachova Kamatero Phaleron Petra Kulevicha Algiers Konya Nezib Kurekdere Oltenitza Eupatoria Kızıl Tepe Shipka Pass Plevna Philippopolis Taşkesen Novšiće Ulqin Mouzaki Domokos

Naval battles	2nd Kerch Strait Kaliakra Athos Nauplia Samos Gerontas Navarino Sinop

For the 20th century battles before 1914 see List of Ottoman battles in the 20th century

For the battles in the World War I see List of Ottoman battles in the World War I

Ottoman victories are in bold.

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