Mehmed Ali planned to attack Acre once Ottoman troop requests lapsed

Evidence

Dodwell, on the other hand, says that the Pasha had been asked to send troops to help subdue the rebellion of Mustafa Pasha Iskudarlɩ. When the request was dropped he “proposed to use the assembled forces to attack Abdullah Pasha of Acre”; Dodwell, Founder of Modern Egypt, p. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 354

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Mehmed Ali repurposed assembled troops toward Acre when Ottoman requests lapsed; Mehmed Ali could compel the Ottoman Porte by threatening to withdraw troops — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 232; Mehmed Ali’s troops pillaged Acre after its fall and defied their officers. (+7 more)
  • yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Mehmed Ali repurposed assembled troops toward Acre when Ottoman requests lapsed; Mehmed Ali could compel the Ottoman Porte by threatening to withdraw troops — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 232; Mehmed Ali’s troops pillaged Acre after its fall and defied their officers. (+7 more)

Broader Connections