Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi

Soliman Pasha, Turkish Süleyman Paşa, arab. Sulayman Pasha; (* 1788 Joseph Anthelme Sève in Lyon, † 1860 in Cairo ) called al - Faransawî ( " the Frenchman " ) was a Franco- Egyptian officer.

Joseph Anthelme Sève 1803-1814 was a soldier in the French army and adjutant of Marshal Grouchy last. In 1815 he went to Egypt, which was ruled at the time by Muhammad Ali Pasha. There he served on the staff Ibrahim Pasha, the son of Muhammad Ali Pasha. Under the direction of Joseph Anthelme Seve the Egyptian army was modernized. The modernized by him army could beat the Wahhabis in Arabia, advance along the Nile to Sudan and fight the Greek Revolution (1821-1829) in Ottoman -Saudi War ( 1811-1818 ). 1823 Joseph Anthelme Sève was appointed Bey. 1824-27 he fought under Ibrahim Pasha in the Morea ( Peloponnese ). In 1831 he was Major General. As such, he fought in the army Ibrahim Pasha against the Ottoman army. He distinguished himself in 1832 in the Battle of Konya and was appointed Pasha.

Source

  • Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd ed
  • Pasha
  • Military person (France )
  • Born in 1788
  • Died in 1860
  • Man
Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt Ottoman–Saudi War Arabian Peninsula Kapudan Pasha
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