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.

Evidence

Egypto-Turkish Wars | History | Research Starters (EBSCO)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Sultan mobilized an 80,000-man army but Ibrahim still crushed it at Konia.; 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. — Battle of Konya (1832); 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. — Battle of Konya (+8 more)

Related

• 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 0.92)
• 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 0.91)
• 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 0.90)
• Ibrahim’s smaller army thoroughly routed the larger Ottoman force under Reshid Mehmed Pasha at Konya, capturing the grand vizier. (similarity 0.90)
• 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 0.90)
• Ibrahim routed an 80,000-man Ottoman army at Konia (similarity 0.86)
• Ibrahim’s Egyptian army routed the Ottoman force at Konia in December 1832 (similarity 0.86)
• Konia pitted 53,000 Ottomans against just 15,000 Egyptians and thirty-six guns. (similarity 0.83)
• Ibrahim Pasha crushed an Ottoman army three times his size at Konia in 1832. (similarity 0.83)
• Sultan Mahmud raised an army of eighty thousand to stop Ibrahim’s advance (similarity 0.83)
• Victory at Konia netted 10,000 prisoners and the Ottoman grand vizier (similarity 0.82)
• The Sultan mobilized an 80,000-man army but Ibrahim still crushed it at Konia. (similarity 0.82)
• Ibrahim struck Konia before Ottoman army sections could concentrate (similarity 0.82)
• Ottoman incompetence and timid reform substantially explain Ibrahim’s victories (similarity 0.80)
• 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… (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Sultan Mahmud raised an army of eighty thousand to stop Ibrahim’s advance #contradicts (0.85)
• Ibrahim Pasha defeated a 53,000-man Ottoman army at Konia with only 15,000 men #expands (0.80)
• Ibrahim Pasha defeated a triple-sized Ottoman army at Konia in 1832 #corroborates (0.80)
• The Egyptian army won the battle of Konia in December 1832. #corroborates (0.75)
• Ottoman incompetence and timid reform substantially explain Ibrahim’s victories #corroborates (0.70) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1391
• Ottoman forces at Konia outnumbered Ibrahim’s army over three to one #contradicts (0.60)