Mehmed Ali Pasha (marshal): Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 11:59, 23 January 2007

Mehemet Ali, Pasha (1827 – 7 September 1878) was an Ottoman soldier. He was born in Brandenburg, Prussia as Karl Detroit, but left home when young, traveled to Turkey and embraced Islam. There, in 1846, Aali Pasha, later Grand Vizier, sent him to a military school. He received a commission in the Ottoman army in 1853 and fought against Russia in the Crimean War. He was made a brigadier general and Pasha in 1865.

In the 1877-1878 war against Russia, Mehemet Ali led the Turkish army in Bulgaria, before being superseded by Suleiman Pasha. Later in 1878 he was a participant at the Congress of Berlin. After being sent to Albania, he was killed by insurgents in Gjakova, Kosova on September 7, 1878.

Revision as of 11:57, 23 January 2007 edit 203.194.50.37 (talk) No edit summary ← Previous edit		Revision as of 11:59, 23 January 2007 edit undo Firdaus 76 (talk \| contribs) 52 edits No edit summary Next edit →
Line 2:		Line 2:
	'''Mehemet Ali''', [[Pasha]] ([[1827]] – [[7 September]] [[1878]]) was an [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]] soldier. He was born in [[Brandenburg (town)\|Brandenburg]], [[Prussia]] as Karl Detroit, but left home when young, traveled to [[Turkey]] and embraced [[Islam]]. There, in 1846, [[Mehemed Emin Aali Pasha\|Aali Pasha]], later [[Grand Vizier]], sent him to a military school. He received a commission in the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]] army in 1853 and fought against [[Russia]] in the [[Crimean War]]. He was made a brigadier general and Pasha in 1865.		'''Mehemet Ali''', [[Pasha]] ([[1827]] – [[7 September]] [[1878]]) was an [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]] soldier. He was born in [[Brandenburg (town)\|Brandenburg]], [[Prussia]] as Karl Detroit, but left home when young, traveled to [[Turkey]] and embraced [[Islam]]. There, in 1846, [[Mehemed Emin Aali Pasha\|Aali Pasha]], later [[Grand Vizier]], sent him to a military school. He received a commission in the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]] army in 1853 and fought against [[Russia]] in the [[Crimean War]]. He was made a brigadier general and Pasha in 1865.

	In the [[Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878\|1877-1878 war against Russia]], Mehemet Ali led the Turkish army in [[Bulgaria]], before being superseded by [[Suleiman Pasha, commander in Russo-Turkish War\|Suleiman Pasha]]. Later in 1878 he was a participant at the [[Congress of Berlin]]. After being sent to [[Albania]], he was killed by [[insurgent]]s in [[Gjakova]], [[~~KOSOVA~~]] on [[September 7]], 1878.		In the [[Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878\|1877-1878 war against Russia]], Mehemet Ali led the Turkish army in [[Bulgaria]], before being superseded by [[Suleiman Pasha, commander in Russo-Turkish War\|Suleiman Pasha]]. Later in 1878 he was a participant at the [[Congress of Berlin]]. After being sent to [[Albania]], he was killed by [[insurgent]]s in [[Gjakova]], [[Kosova]] on [[September 7]], 1878.