Capture of Yanbu

The Capture of Yanbu was an Ottoman attempt to recapture the city of Yanbu during the Arab Revolt.
The attack on Yanbu commenced on 1 December 1916, when Fakhri Pasha and two brigades invaded the outskirts of the city. The Ottomans initially had repelled the revolting Arabs from strategic points in the city. Within a couple of days Fakhri Pasha controlled all routes in and out of the city. The Arab soldiers in the city began constructing a makeshift airstrip for use by British aircraft. More Arab and British reinforcements arrived and strengthened defences in the city.
Five Royal Navy ships also arrived to help in the defence of the city, including, and. T. E. Lawrence stated,
By 9 December, Arab counter-attacks opened up the routes to the city, and flights from the seaplane carrier severely attacked the Ottoman columns. Because of the Navy's presence in the sea off Yanbu, Fakhri Pasha called off all advances on the night of 11/12 December. Due to logistical errors, and counterattacks from the Arabs, the Ottomans started the retreat to Medina on 18 January 1917, thus ending the attempted recapture of Yanbu.