Mehmed Ali rushed half-trained troops to Arabia to fight the Wahhabi revolt.

Evidence

While the Pasha was still in Manfalūṭ news arrived of an impressive victory that his new troops had won against the Wahhabi rebels in ‘Asir: a contingent of only 2,500 Egyptian infantry soldiers had succeeded in defeating a Wahabbi force ten times its size. It had become obvious that no matter how semi-trained these troops might have been, even the ferocious Wahhabis were no match for them. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 459 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Semi-trained Egyptian infantry defeated a Wahhabi force ten times their size; Unsuitable warehouses spoiled much of the army’s stored bread in Arabia.; A small Egyptian force of 2,500 defeated a Wahhabi army ten times larger — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 459 (+1 more)

Related

• Semi-trained Egyptian infantry defeated a Wahhabi force ten times their size (similarity 0.91)
• A small Egyptian force of 2,500 defeated a Wahhabi army ten times larger (similarity 0.87)
• The Wahhabi revolt in Asir prompted Mehmed Ali’s first deployment of untrained conscript troops (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• A small Egyptian force of 2,500 defeated a Wahhabi army ten times larger #expands (0.75) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 459
• Unsuitable warehouses spoiled much of the army’s stored bread in Arabia. #expands (0.60)
• The modern period also brought about a new ‘fundamentalist’ movement, which came with a reinterpretation of Islam and its own stance on jihad. The fundamentalists tended to focus less on legal… #expands (0.50)