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COMMANDER // b. 1795

Ahmad Bonaparte

Ottoman Empire2 battles1 war

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1795 – c. 1817

17951800180518101815Egyptian–Wahhabi War · 1811-1818Battle of Al-Safra — January 1, 1812 · Ottoman Empire · Egyptian–Wahhabi WarBattle of Medina — November 1, 1812 · Ottoman Empire · Egyptian–Wahhabi War

Active service 1812 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 17.

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Thomas Keith was a Scottish soldier, captured in Egypt while fighting for the United Kingdom. As a prisoner of war, he converted to Islam and joined the Egyptian military. He died in 1815 as governor of Medina while fighting the Saudi Emirate of Diriyah.

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Battles (2)

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