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Re: Ahmed Pasha (Achmed)

S_Ihrman  (View posts) Posted: 10 Jun 2004 5:21PM GMT
Classification: Military
Edited: 24 Aug 2004 11:34PM GMT
I guess the Achmed means a different spelling so I do not know if this will help.
"The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography... Trevor N. Dupuy, Curt Johnson & David L. Bongard
1995 by Castle Books
pg. 17 Ahmed Pasha (Achmed) (fl. c. 1799). "Djezzar" (the Butcher). Turkish general. Principal war; French invasion of Egypt & Syria (1798-1801)...
Semiautomonous governor of Acre & commander of the Turkish army in Syria; sided with the Ottoman sultan against the French, & employed his independent army of Albanian & Bosnian mercenaries to defend Acre against Napoleon's siege (Mar. 17-May 21, 1799); hie relief attempt was crushed at th battle of Mount Tabor (Apr. 17, 1799) when Napoleon hurried to succor Kleber's surrounded troops.
Capable by Turkish standards; his loyalty to the sultan was largely a matter of expediency.
TM (Tom Magnusson). Source; Chandler, David G. "The Campaign of Napoleon" N.Y. 1966"
not my family
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
TAMMIE AHMED 3 Dec 2002 5:08PM GMT 
S_Ihrman 10 Jun 2004 5:21PM GMT 
anilutkulu 7 Mar 2012 10:05AM GMT 
   

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