Battle of Nezib (1839)

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Nezib (1839) was a decisive engagement in which Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha crushed the Ottoman army, hastening the decline of direct Ottoman control in the region and triggering a major international crisis.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Nezib	1
Battle of Nezib (1839) canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Nizip ⓘ
artilleryAdvantage	Egyptian Army ⓘ surface form: Egyptian army
belligerent	Egypt Eyalet ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
belligerentCommander	Hafiz Mehmed Pasha ⓘ Ibrahim Pasha ⓘ
cause	Egyptian–Ottoman rivalry over control of Syria ⓘ Muhammad Ali Pasha’s expansionist policy ⓘ
chronologicalContext	Hamidian Era ⓘ surface form: late Ottoman Empire period
combatantStrengthEgyptian	approximately 30,000–40,000 troops ⓘ
combatantStrengthOttoman	approximately 40,000–45,000 troops ⓘ
commandedBy	Ibrahim Pasha ⓘ
commanderFor	Ibrahim Pasha ⓘ surface form: Ibrahim Pasha, Egyptian army
conflictBetween	Egyptian forces of Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
date	1839-06-24 ⓘ
effect	Ottoman loss of control over much of Syria ⓘ accelerated decline of direct Ottoman control in the region ⓘ collapse of the Ottoman field army in Syria ⓘ contributed to the Convention of London (1840) ⓘ major international crisis among European powers ⓘ prompted European diplomatic intervention ⓘ
followedBy	European naval intervention against Egypt ⓘ
historicalSignificance	exposed weakness of the late Ottoman military system ⓘ marked the peak of Muhammad Ali’s military power ⓘ
involvedEntity	Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ Mahmud II ⓘ surface form: Sultan Mahmud II
location	near Nezib ⓘ near Nizip ⓘ on the Euphrates River ⓘ
militaryTheater	Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) ⓘ surface form: Middle Eastern theater of the Second Egyptian–Ottoman War
notableFeature	Ottoman army routed with heavy losses ⓘ Ottoman desertions during the battle ⓘ
opposingCommander	Hafiz Mehmed Pasha ⓘ
partOf	Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) ⓘ surface form: Second Egyptian–Ottoman War
precededBy	Egyptian occupation of Syria ⓘ
presentDayLocation	southeastern Turkey ⓘ
region	Ottoman Syria ⓘ
relatedEvent	Bombardment of Acre (1840) ⓘ Treaty of London (1840) ⓘ surface form: Convention of London (1840)
result	decisive Egyptian victory ⓘ
supportedBy	European military advisers to Egypt ⓘ
year	1839 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army of Muhammad Ali → significantEvent → Battle of Nezib (1839) ⓘ

Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) → notableBattle → Battle of Nezib (1839) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Nezib