Battle of Beilan | |||||||
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Part of Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
Unknown |
45,000 soldiers 160 artillery[3][4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
20 killed |
2,500 killed and wounded 2,000 captured[5] |
The Battle of Beilan (Turkish:Belen) is a battle fought by the Egyptian army led by Ibrahim Pasha against the Ottoman army led by Hussein Pasha[6][7] on July 29, 1832. This battle lasted for 3 hours, the Ottoman army was defeated[8][9][10][11] in a crushing defeat and Ibrahim Pasha captured Belen.[12][13][14][15]
The Ottoman army forces prepared to confront their Egyptian counterparts, led by Ibrahim Pasha, in the series of wars between them, which Muhammad Ali Pasha began, to subject the Levant to his influence. The Ottoman army led by Hussein Pasha, and he was stationed In impregnable positions, it took its positions on the peaks of the Bailan Mountain, adding that the Egyptian army led by Ibrahim Pasha was in the confrontation, and camped in the flat plain under the Bailan Strait, and took infantry. Their positions are in the front rows, behind them are the cavalry and artillery in the middle, and behind these rows are the army's missions and equipment.
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