| Capture of Al Hinakiyah | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Saudi War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ottoman Empire Harb tribe |  Emirate of Diriyah | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Osman Kashif | Saud bin Abdulaziz | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300 men | 20,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Capture of Al Hinakiyah was a military engagement between the Saudi army led by Saud bin Abdulaziz and the Ottoman garrison, who were stationed at Al Hinakiyah, they successfully expelled the Ottoman garrison.
In the late of Rabi' al-Thani (April), Saud bin Abdulaziz, with a large army of 20,000 men, marched against the Ottoman-occupied fort of Al Hinakiyah, [1] [2] having already been captured by them after the Capture of Medina in late 1812. [3] Al Hinaiyah fortress lies twenty leagues before Medina, [4] and the Ottoman garrison was supported by the Harb tribe. Saud then decided to face off against the enemy tribe before heading to Al Hinakiya. Saud successfully captured the tribe's village, and the majority of them escaped. Saud looted their houses and captured their furniture. [5]
Saud marched to Al Hinakiyah; the Ottoman fort had 300 men and was led by Osman Kashif; the Ottomans resisted for some time but were forced to capitulate to the larger Saudi forces; and the garrison was promised a safe passage to Iraq, in which Saud gave his word and ordered Muhammad Bin Ali with some force to escort them safely there. [6] [7] Saud then marched to Medina and began raiding the Harb tribes. He then reached Mount Uhud where he met an Ottoman cavalry force and defeated them, killing thirty of them. [8] [9]
The war situation changed; the Ottoman defeats at Al Hinakiyah and Turubah weakened the Ottoman war position, and the Saudis began continuously attacking Ottoman positions at the border. [10]
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