Battle of Al Qunfudhah (1814)

Battle of Al Qunfudhah (1814)
	Part of the Ottoman-Saudi War
Date	March-Early May 1814
Location	Al Qunfudhah, Saudi Arabia
Result	Saudi victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Emirate of Diriyah
Commanders and leaders
Hussian Agha; Saym Oglu	Tami bin Shu'aib
Strength
1,500 men; 40 ships	Garrison: 500 men; Relief army: 8,000-10,000 men
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Unknown

In 1814, The Saudis launched a counter-attack to retake back the city of Al Qunfudhah from the Ottomans who held the city for a month. The attack was successful and the city was retaken.

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