Mehmed Ali’s army model drew heavily on Ottoman precedent, not only French example

Evidence

The Pasha clearly had in mind the idea of creating a conscript army in which the soldiers would be firmly dominated by their officers. He once told a distinguished French visitor, “I have not done in Egypt except what the British are doing in India; they have an army composed of Indians and ruled by British officers, and I have an army composed of Arabs ruled by Turkish officers … The Turk makes a better officer, since he knows that he is entitled to rule, while the Arab feels that the Turk is better than him in that respect.” He added, however, that he was determined to forbid these Turkish-speaking immigrants from legally acquiring land in Egypt and “from becoming proprietors and creating for themselves a personal leverage over the population.” — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1327 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Mehmed Ali borrowed from the Ottomans as much as from the French; Mehmed Ali preferred Sultan Selim’s army model over Napoleon’s for organizing his forces; Mehmed Ali explicitly modeled his army on British colonial rule in India. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1327 (+1 more)

Related

• Mehmed Ali explicitly modeled his army on British colonial rule in India. (similarity 0.92)
• Muhammad Ali modeled Egypt’s army on British colonial rule in India (similarity 0.90)
• Mehmed Ali’s army drew equally from Ottoman as from French military models. (similarity 0.89)
• Husrev Pasha trained Sudanese and mamluk troops on the French model before Mehmed Ali (similarity 0.88)
• Mehmed Ali borrowed from the Ottomans as much as from the French (similarity 0.87)
• Mehmed Ali preferred Sultan Selim’s army model over Napoleon’s for organizing his forces (similarity 0.86)
• Husrev Pasha already trained mamluk troops along French lines before Mehmed Ali (similarity 0.85)
• Mehmed Ali rejected Napoleon’s army model in favor of Sultan Selim’s organization for Egypt (similarity 0.83)
• Mehmed Ali’s army split officers and soldiers along Turkish-Arabic linguistic lines (similarity 0.82)
• Mehmed Ali deliberately kept Turkish-speaking officers above Arab fellah conscripts to preserve his regime (similarity 0.81)
• Mehmed Ali’s army was a personal, dynastic force rather than a national one. (similarity 0.81)
• European armies were as improvised and under-supplied as Mehmed Ali’s (similarity 0.81)
• Ottoman governor Husrev formed French-trained elite regiments before Mehmed Ali rose (similarity 0.80)
• Mehmed Ali’s officer corps spoke Turkish while common soldiers spoke Arabic. (similarity 0.80)
• Mehmed Ali barred Arabic-speaking officers from high army and bureaucratic ranks (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Mehmed Ali borrowed from the Ottomans as much as from the French #corroborates (0.85)
• Mehmed Ali preferred Sultan Selim’s army model over Napoleon’s for organizing his forces #exemplifies (0.70)
• Mehmed Ali explicitly modeled his army on British colonial rule in India. #contradicts (0.60) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1327
• Husrev Pasha already trained mamluk troops along French lines before Mehmed Ali #corroborates (0.55)