Contemporary observers judged Egyptian officers the worst class of the army
Evidence
51 Sham 7/3, on 1 M 1248/31 May 1832. Contemporary observers also commented that “the officers compose by far the worst class of the Egyptian army”; Scott, Rambles in Egypt, II, p. 227. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1011
Categorization
Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims
- QUESTION: Why were officers rated so poorly by contemporaries? What did this mean for command quality in Syria?