Some 20,000 Albanians and Bosnians whose recent revolts had been crushed were pressed into service in Resid Mehmed Pasha's army that countered the invading Egyptians in 1832-33, with hostages…

Some 20,000 Albanians and Bosnians whose recent revolts had been crushed were pressed into service in Resid Mehmed Pasha’s army that countered the invading Egyptians in 1832-33, with hostages taken from the population to persuade them to fight.

Evidence

The First “Little Mehmeds”: Conscripts for the Ottoman… (DergiPark (Turkish academic journal))

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Sultan mobilized an 80,000-man army but Ibrahim still crushed it at Konia.; The Sultan organized a new army of 80,000 men under Reshid Mehmed Pasha in a last-ditch attempt to block Ibrahim’s advance. — Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833)

Related

• The Sultan organized a new army of 80,000 men under Reshid Mehmed Pasha in a last-ditch attempt to block Ibrahim’s advance. (similarity 0.86)
• Ibrahim’s smaller army thoroughly routed the larger Ottoman force under Reshid Mehmed Pasha at Konya, capturing the grand vizier. (similarity 0.84)
• Ibrahim routed an 80,000-man Ottoman army at Konia (similarity 0.82)
• The Sultan mobilized an 80,000-man army but Ibrahim still crushed it at Konia. (similarity 0.81)
• Ibrahim’s Egyptian army routed the Ottoman force at Konia in December 1832 (similarity 0.81)
• A force of 53,000 Ottoman troops under Reşid Mehmed Pasha advanced on Ibrahim’s 15,000 Egyptians, who completely routed the larger army and captured Reşid. (similarity 0.81)
• The Ottoman army numbered ~50,000, far larger than Ibrahim’s forces, but was better-led and trained by the Egyptians and lost 3,000 dead and 5,000 captured, the commander captured. (similarity 0.80)
• Sultan Mahmud II assembled an 80,000-man army in late 1832 to stop Ibrahim Pasha (similarity 0.80)
• The Ottoman army numbered 50,000 and lost 3,000 dead and 5,000 taken prisoner; Ibrahim’s army of 15,000 were the ‘most experienced and disciplined’ force, with Reşid Mehmed Pasha captured. (similarity 0.80)
• The Grand Vizier’s new army numbered almost 50,000 troops of ‘indifferent quality,’ while Ibrahim’s well-trained western-style army of under 30,000 won decisively at Konia. (similarity 0.80)
• Mehmed Ali’s armies defeated two Ottoman forces and threatened Anatolia by the mid-1830s. (similarity 0.79)
• An army of reluctant conscripts still won spectacular victories (similarity 0.79)
• Konia pitted 53,000 Ottomans against just 15,000 Egyptians and thirty-six guns. (similarity 0.79)