Mehmet Ali of Egypt took Massawa
In December of 1813
Mehmet Ali of Egypt was awarded by the Ottoman Turks the administration of the eyalet of Habesh along with the ports of Massawa and Sawakin (Sudan) following his successful campaign for the Turks against the Wahhabi uprising in the Arabian Peninsula.
Mehmet/Mohammad Ali Pasha, khedive or viceroy of Egypt, with his modern navy fleet
Mehmet Ali of Egypt was awarded by the Ottoman Turks the administration of the eyalet of Habesh along with the ports of Massawa and Sawakin (Sudan) following his successful campaign for the Turks against the Wahhabi uprising in the Arabian Peninsula.
Mehmet Ali Pasha