Capture of Al Hinakiyah

Capture of Al Hinakiyah
Part of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war
Date April 1813 Location Al Hinakiyah, Medina Result Wahhabi victory
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
30+[1][2]	Unknown

The Capture of Al Hinakiyah was a military engagement in the Ottoman–Wahhabi war between the Emirate of Diriyah's Wahhabi army led by Saud bin Abdulaziz and an Ottoman garrison stationed at Al Hinakiyah.

Capture

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,^[3][4] having already been captured by them after the Capture of Medina in late 1812.^[5] Al Hinaiyah fortress lies twenty leagues before Medina,^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8][9] 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.^[10][11]

Aftermath

The military situation changed significantly. Ottoman defeats at Al Hinakiyah and Turubah weakened their position. Saud's Wahhabi troops responded to this by continually attacking along the border^[12] and the Ottomans suffered further tactical defeats.

References

1. "عنوان المجد فى تاريخ نجد" [The Title of Glory in the History of Najd] (PDF) (in Arabic). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-05.
2. al Rafai, Abd al Rahman. The era of Muhammad Ali.
3. Abd al Rahman al Rafai, The era of Muhammad Ali, p. 131 [1]
4. Othman bin Bishr, Glory in the History of Najd, p. 332
5. Abd al Rahman al Rafai, p. 129
6. Abd al Rahman al Rafai, p. 131
7. Othman bin Bishr, p. 332
8. Othman bin Bishr, p. 333
9. Abd al Rahman al Rafai, p. 131
10. Othman bin Bishr, p. 333
11. Abd al Rahman al Rafai, p. 131
12. Abd al Rahman al Rafai, p. 131