A soldier who killed his own rebel father earned promotion from Mehmed Ali
Evidence
This was the clearest proof yet of the loyalty of the new troops and the Pasha was greatly impressed by them knowing that they did not hesitate to fight the rebels who were sometimes their own neighbors or relatives. In one incident it was reported that one of the sergeants of Osman Bey’s regiment, when attacking a certain village found his own father among the rebels, and failing to convince him to give in peacefully, proceeded to kill him. On being informed of this incident Mehmed Ali wrote to the Director of the War Department, Mehmed Bey Lazoğlu, praising the soldier and promoting him to the rank of lieutenant. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 462
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- XREF: Echoes the loyalty coercion examined in early chapters on how the new army severed soldiers from village ties.
Related
- Training succeeded so completely that conscripts would kill even their own rebel fathers. (similarity 0.88)
- Egyptian conscripts fought and killed their own rebel relatives (similarity 0.84)
- Family connections swayed Mehmed Ali’s military personnel decisions (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Family connections swayed Mehmed Ali’s military personnel decisions
#exemplifies(0.75) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 922 - Mehmed Ali’s army was a personal, dynastic force rather than a national one.
#exemplifies(0.70) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1306 - Mehmed Ali engineered a senior officer corps deliberately loyal to himself
#exemplifies(0.65) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1377