Ibrahim feared both officer defection and soldier mutiny from harsh discipline
Evidence
Ibrahim responded by saying that, in effect, he could not be more strict for he was faced with the possibility of officers defecting and with the likelihood of a massive mutiny by the soldiers. The matter, it seemed, concerned harsh penalties that were needed to maintain discipline and his belief that they might be counter-productive. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1331
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
Related
- Ibrahim feared harsh discipline would push soldiers into open mutiny. (similarity 0.91)
- Harsh officer discipline on conscripted soldiers risked mutiny rather than deterrence (similarity 0.86)
- Mehmed Ali and Ibrahim blamed officers, not duties, for desertion (similarity 0.82)
- Ibrahim ultimately sided with the Turkish officer elite over his Arabic-speaking soldiers. (similarity 0.81)
- Officer quarrels and careerism were contained solely by Ibrahim Pasha’s personal authority. (similarity 0.80)