The Sultan organized a new army of 80,000 men under Reshid Mehmed Pasha in a last-ditch attempt to block Ibrahim’s advance.

Evidence

Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) (Wikipedia)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Sultan mobilized an 80,000-man army but Ibrahim still crushed it at Konia.; Ibrahim’s smaller army thoroughly routed the larger Ottoman force under Reshid Mehmed Pasha at Konya, capturing the grand vizier. — Today in Middle Eastern history: the Battle of Konya (1832); Sultan Mahmud raised an army of eighty thousand to stop Ibrahim’s advance (+4 more)

Related

• Ibrahim’s smaller army thoroughly routed the larger Ottoman force under Reshid Mehmed Pasha at Konya, capturing the grand vizier. (similarity 0.91)
• 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 0.90)
• Sultan Mahmud raised an army of eighty thousand to stop Ibrahim’s advance (similarity 0.88)
• 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 0.87)
• 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 0.86)
• 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 0.86)
• 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 0.86)
• The Sultan mobilized an 80,000-man army but Ibrahim still crushed it at Konia. (similarity 0.85)
• Ibrahim routed an 80,000-man Ottoman army at Konia (similarity 0.85)
• Ibrahim’s Egyptian army routed the Ottoman force at Konia in December 1832 (similarity 0.84)
• Sultan Mahmud II assembled an 80,000-man army in late 1832 to stop Ibrahim Pasha (similarity 0.81)
• Ibrahim struck Konia before Ottoman army sections could concentrate (similarity 0.81)
• Ibrahim Pasha crushed an Ottoman army three times his size at Konia in 1832. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Sultan Mahmud raised an army of eighty thousand to stop Ibrahim’s advance #corroborates (1.00)
• Ibrahim’s Syria capture panicked the Sultan into raising a new army #responds-to (0.60)