Publicly announcing independence mattered more to Ibrahim than military victories

Evidence

Finally, after the battle of Bilan on 29 July 1832 when the Vekayi-i Mɩsɩriyye, which acted as a government bulletin and which was aimed at Ottoman officials as much as at his own employees, started to drop its cautious, conciliatory tone and to become more candid and less apologetic, Ibrahim was thrilled. He wrote to his father saying, “Egypt’s independence has now become evident, and I am more pleased with mentioning this matter in the Vekayi-i Mɩsɩriyye explicitly and without hypocrisy (riyasɩz) than with the victories themselves.” — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 260

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Declaring independence did not transform the war’s immediate military prospects — Edward J. Larson, Declaring Independence, 229; Army performance depended on officer-men relations more than on Ibrahim’s leadership; Ibrahim actively courted European opinion about his military reputation — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1318 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Declaring independence did not transform the war’s immediate military prospects — Edward J. Larson, Declaring Independence, 229; Army performance depended on officer-men relations more than on Ibrahim’s leadership; Ibrahim actively courted European opinion about his military reputation — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1318 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Refusing to celebrate a victory reveals a weak wish for that victory #complicates (0.74)