Action Army under Mahmud Shevket Pasha
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The Action Army under Mahmud Shevket Pasha was a military force of the Ottoman Empire that marched on Istanbul in 1909 to restore constitutional order and crush the reactionary uprising known as the 31 March Incident.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman military unit
ⓘ
military force ⓘ |
| activeInYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Committee of Union and Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hareket Ordusu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Salonika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | suppression of 31 March Incident ⓘ |
| commander | Mahmud Shevket Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfIntervention | April 1909 ⓘ |
| event | 31 March Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Balkan-based Ottoman troops
ⓘ
Third Army units ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn | Thessaloniki region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersDuringCampaign | Salonika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | constitutionalism ⓘ |
| legacy |
key role in consolidating Young Turk power
ⓘ
symbol of military defense of constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Ottoman constitutional regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marchedOn | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableParticipant | Enver Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
restore constitutional order in the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
suppress reactionary uprising in Istanbul ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | 31 March Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedGroup |
reactionary religious elements
ⓘ
supporters of Sultan Abdul Hamid II ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForIntervention | reactionary mutiny against constitutional regime ⓘ |
| result |
crushing of the 31 March Incident
ⓘ
deposition of Sultan Abdul Hamid II ⓘ restoration of constitutional government ⓘ |
| supported | Young Turk movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Committee of Union and Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
internal security operation
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military intervention in capital ⓘ |
| used | railways to move toward Istanbul ⓘ |
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