Al-Hasa Expedition (1871)

Al-Hasa Expedition
Date	20 April-3 June, 1871
Location	al-Hasa (now al-Ahsa Governorate, Saudi Arabia)
Result	Ottoman Victory ; The Ottoman Empire's control of Al-Ahsa
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire; Sheikhdom of Kuwait; Al-Muntafiq; *Arab tribes	Emirate of Nejd
Commanders and leaders
Midhat Pasha ; Abdullah II Al-Sabah ; Mubarak Al-Sabah ; Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud ; *Nasir Pasha	Saud bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud
Strength
5,000 Ottoman regular soldiers ; 3000 from Al-Muntafiq Badia ; 1000 from Kuwait Badia ; 9 Ottoman warships ; 80 Kuwaiti sailing ships	unknown

The Al-Hasa Expedition was an Ottoman military campaign to annex the El-Hasa region of eastern Arabia. Ostensibly launched to assist Imam Abdullah bin Faisal in reclaiming control over Najd from his brother Saud bin Faisal, the underlying motive was Medhat Pasha's ambition to extend Ottoman dominion over the Persian Gulf.

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