Contemporary observers judged officers the weakest element of the Egyptian 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 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims

Related

• Contemporary observers judged Egyptian officers the worst class of the army (similarity 0.93)
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Broader Connections

• Contemporary observers judged Egyptian officers the worst class of the army #corroborates (0.95) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1011