What the records say
- When
- Jun 1814
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 21.27° N, 40.42° E
- Description
- Saudi battle in Hejaz, 19th century
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Taif (1814)
Saudi battle in Hejaz, 19th century
In 1814, in a counter attack during the Second Campaign of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war, Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud's forces laid siege to the Ottoman held city of Taif. However, troops of Ottoman Egypt governor Muhammad Ali Pasha successfully lifted the siege.
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