Provincial Egyptian garrison soldiers lived in squalid, disordered conditions.
Evidence
Concerning the soldiers in Ḥaifa … We found their bodies, their weapons, and their belongings dirty and unclean (wiskha lam naīfa). They were disorderly and doing whatever pleased them (mashiyīn min gheir tartīb ‘ala keifhum). — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1144
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
Related
- Egyptian army hospitals in Syria lacked basic supplies and supervision (similarity 0.82)
- Egyptian soldiers frequently disregarded guard discipline in camp and even assaulted officers (similarity 0.79)
- Egyptian soldiers feigned illness to escape front-line duty. (similarity 0.79)
- Soldiers stationed abroad frequently attacked and robbed the civilian populations (similarity 0.78)
- Egyptian logistics in Syria failed to supply troops with basic gear and clothing (similarity 0.78)
- Egyptian regular troops harassed Syrian civilians worse than Ottoman irregulars had (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Egyptian conscripts experienced the army as a hated, lifelong ordeal
#corroborates(0.40) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1394