Ibrahim’s smaller army thoroughly routed the larger Ottoman force under Reshid Mehmed Pasha at Konya, capturing the grand vizier.

Evidence

Today in Middle Eastern history: the Battle of Konya (1832) (Foreign Exchanges)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Sultan mobilized an 80,000-man army but Ibrahim still crushed it at Konia.; A force of 53,000 Ottoman troops under Reşid Mehmed Pasha advanced on Ibrahim’s 15,000 Egyptians, who completely routed the larger army and captured Reşid. — Battle of Konya; The Sultan organized a new army of 80,000 men under Reshid Mehmed Pasha in a last-ditch attempt to block Ibrahim’s advance. — Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833)

Related

• A force of 53,000 Ottoman troops under Reşid Mehmed Pasha advanced on Ibrahim’s 15,000 Egyptians, who completely routed the larger army and captured Reşid. (similarity 0.92)
• The Sultan organized a new army of 80,000 men under Reshid Mehmed Pasha in a last-ditch attempt to block Ibrahim’s advance. (similarity 0.91)
• The Ottoman army numbered ~50,000, far larger than Ibrahim’s forces, but was better-led and trained by the Egyptians and lost 3,000 dead and 5,000 captured, the commander captured. (similarity 0.91)
• The Ottoman army numbered 50,000 and lost 3,000 dead and 5,000 taken prisoner; Ibrahim’s army of 15,000 were the ‘most experienced and disciplined’ force, with Reşid Mehmed Pasha captured. (similarity 0.90)
• The Grand Vizier’s new army numbered almost 50,000 troops of ‘indifferent quality,’ while Ibrahim’s well-trained western-style army of under 30,000 won decisively at Konia. (similarity 0.90)
• Ibrahim’s Egyptian army routed the Ottoman force at Konia in December 1832 (similarity 0.89)
• Ibrahim routed an 80,000-man Ottoman army at Konia (similarity 0.88)
• Ibrahim Pasha crushed an Ottoman army three times his size at Konia in 1832. (similarity 0.85)
• Some 20,000 Albanians and Bosnians whose recent revolts had been crushed were pressed into service in Resid Mehmed Pasha’s army that countered the invading Egyptians in 1832-33, with hostages… (similarity 0.84)
• Ibrahim struck Konia before Ottoman army sections could concentrate (similarity 0.84)
• Victory at Konia netted 10,000 prisoners and the Ottoman grand vizier (similarity 0.82)
• The Sultan mobilized an 80,000-man army but Ibrahim still crushed it at Konia. (similarity 0.82)
• Konia pitted 53,000 Ottomans against just 15,000 Egyptians and thirty-six guns. (similarity 0.81)
• Konia left the road to Istanbul undefended for Ibrahim (similarity 0.81)
• At Konia the Egyptians captured the Ottoman commander-in-chief with minimal losses. (similarity 0.79)