Mehmed Ali modeled himself on Napoleon and studied his military methods

Evidence

Being a military man himself and living on the fringes of this continent, Mehmed Ali must have been curious to know more about these armies that were the talk of the day. Indeed, the Pasha was a great admirer of the Emperor and even during his lifetime his flatterers used to “persuade him that he is a second Napoleon.” Later in his life he ordered a biography of Napoleon to be translated into Turkish and to be printed in the government press at Būlāq. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 421

Categorization

• QUESTION: What specifically did the translated Napoleon biography teach Mehmed Ali, and did reading it actually shape his army reforms or mainly flatter his self-image?
• XREF: connects to: Mehmed Ali consciously modeled himself as a second Napoleon; Mehmed Ali’s army and wealth outmatched Napoleon’s earlier expedition — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1321; The Pasha’s army was partially modeled on Napoleon’s conscript army — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 126