Osman Pasha (naval officer)

Osman Pasha as POW (with wounded foot) in Russian captivity in Sevastopol (1854)

Patrona (Vice Admiral) Osman Pasha (c. 1792;[1][2] – c. 1860[3][4]) was an Ottoman naval officer who led Ottoman forces in the Battle of Sinop and became a prisoner of war until being released in 1855.[4]

  1. ^ Pierer's Universal-Lexikon der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit, Vol. 12 (Osman), p. 367. Altenburg 1861
  2. ^ Meyers Konversationslexikon, Vol. 12, p. 391f, Third Edition, Leipzig 1877
  3. ^ Patrona Osman Paşa Archived 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Candan Badem: The Ottoman Crimean War (1853 - 1856), p. 113-136. Brill, Leiden 2010