Engineer army inspections found soldiers barefoot and hospitals unsuperved in Jaffa
Evidence
Concerning the soldiers of the 13th Regiment in Jaffa β¦ Their new footwear was two months overdue and we found some of the soldiers barefoot β¦ Their fezzes were old and their new ones three months overdue. Their kits and the straps of their rifles were dirty and have not been cleaned since they left Cairo β¦ The patients in the hospital there had no one to look after them day or night and there were no officers [to supervise them]. β Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, hisβ¦, 1143