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  • Acre, Israel
    Oct, 1831
    Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

    Ibrahim Pasha were sent north to besiege Acre

    Acre, Israel
    Oct, 1831

    Ibrahim Pasha was sent north to besiege Acre in October 1831. After Abdullah Pasha ibn Ali governor of Acre refused request to contribute towards Muhammad Ali's war effort.




  • Ottoman Syrian provinces
    Monday Oct 31, 1831
    Muhammad Ali of Egypt

    Egyptian invasion of Syria

    Ottoman Syrian provinces
    Monday Oct 31, 1831

    A new fleet was built, a new army was raised and on 31 October 1831, under Ibrahim Pasha, the Egyptian invasion of Syria initiated the First Turko-Egyptian War. For the sake of appearance on the world stage, a pretext for the invasion was vital.




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