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Battle of Mecca

Battle of Mecca was a battle fought in 1813 at Mecca, in what is now Saudi Arabia. It was part of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war, which ran from 1811 to 1818. The recorded result: Ottoman-Egyptian victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 men against Unknown.

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Engraving of Mecca
Engraving of Mecca. Berthault, engraving after L. N. de Lespinasse, Vue de la Mecque, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1813
WhereMecca, Saudi Arabia21.422N, 39.823E
OutcomeOttoman-Egyptian victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Eyalet of EgyptagainstEmirate of Diriyah
Casualties and lossesNoneandNone
Part ofOttoman–Wahhabi war1811 to 1818

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Wahhabi war

Battle of Yanbu, 1811Battle of Al-Safra, 1812Battle of Medina, 1812Battle of Mecca, 1813Siege of Taif, 1814Battle of Byssel, 181518111815Battle of Mecca, 1813
6 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1813 (year precision)
PlaceMecca, Saudi Arabia
21.422N, 39.823E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Territorial changeReturn of Mecca to Ottoman rule
Strength1,500 menUnknown
Casualties and lossesNoneNone
Commanders
Battle of MeccaBattle of MeccaBattle of MeccaAksumite siege of MeccaSiege of MeccaSiege of MeccaBattle of FakhkhBattle of MeccaJeddahAt Taif100 km21.422N, 39.823E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 570 and 1924.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1813

Battle of Mecca is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 86 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3608484, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Mecca (1813), revision 1370609146, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.