Battle of Konya

Battle of Konya
Part of Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833)
Date21 December 1832
Location
Result Egyptian victory
Belligerents
Egypt Eyalet Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ibrahim Pasha Ottoman Empire Reşid Mehmed Pasha (POW)[1]
Strength
15,000 men[a]
48 guns[3]
53,000 men in total[5]
142 guns[3]
Casualties and losses
262 dead,
530 wounded[4]
3,000 dead,
5,000 taken prisoner,[4]
44 guns[3]

The battle of Konya (Koniah) was fought on December 21, 1832, between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire, just outside the city of Konya in modern-day Turkey. The Egyptians were led by Ibrahim Pasha, while the Ottomans were led by Reşid Mehmed Pasha. The Egyptians were victorious.[5]

  1. ^ Dupuy, R. Ernest and Trevor N. Dupuy, The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History, (HarperCollins Publishers, 1993), 851.
  2. ^ McGregor, Andrew James, A Military History of Modern Egypt: from the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War, (Greenwood Publishing Group Inc., 2006), 107.
  3. ^ a b c d Bodart 1908, p. 500.
  4. ^ a b c Grant 2023.
  5. ^ a b McGregor, 107.


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