Battle of Al-Safra
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| AL-Safra (The Yellow) | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman-Saudi war | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
 Ottoman Empire (Egyptians) |
 First Saudi State |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Tusun Pasha |
Saud AL-Kabeer |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 8,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 2,000 dead, 50 POW. | 800 dead. | ||||||
| Battles of the Ottoman-Saudi War |
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| Yanbu 1811 - Al-Safra - Medina 1812 – Jeddah 1813 - Mecca 1813 - Asir 1815 – Nejd 1818 – Diriyah 1818 |
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.
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