Abbas Pasha, a grandson of Mehmed Ali, commanded the cavalry.
Evidence
These were the 3rd, under the command of Saleh Bey, the 5th of Ahmed Bey, the 6th of Halil Bey, and the 7th of Yusuf Bey. The general commander of these cavalry forces was Abbas Pasha, Mehmed Ali’s grandson. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 360
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Mehmed Ali staffed his top military posts with relatives and freed slaves — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 925
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Mehmed Ali staffed his top military posts with relatives and freed slaves — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 925