The
Battle of Nezib (present-day
NizipNizip is a district of Gaziantep Province of Turkey in the Middle East.There are more than 95.000 people in the city...
) was fought on June 24, 1839 between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire. The
EgyptiansEgyptians is the name of the nationality and Mediterranean North African ethnic group native to Egypt....
were led by Ibrahim Pasha, while the Ottomans were led by Hafiz Pasha, with Moltke in command of the Ottoman artillery. The Ottoman were positioned at Mezar, southwest of Nezib, with the Nezib river on their left. Ibrahim advanced his force, under heavy Turkish artillery fire, towards the Ottoman lines.
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The
Battle of Nezib (present-day
NizipNizip is a district of Gaziantep Province of Turkey in the Middle East.There are more than 95.000 people in the city...
) was fought on June 24, 1839 between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire. The
EgyptiansEgyptians is the name of the nationality and Mediterranean North African ethnic group native to Egypt....
were led by Ibrahim Pasha, while the Ottomans were led by Hafiz Pasha, with Moltke in command of the Ottoman artillery. The Ottoman were positioned at Mezar, southwest of Nezib, with the Nezib river on their left. Ibrahim advanced his force, under heavy Turkish artillery fire, towards the Ottoman lines. At the same time, the Ottoman line began to take Egyptian artillery fire, and were suffering losses. By the time Ibrahim's infantry had encountered the Ottoman line, Hafiz's army was in complete rout, the Egyptian artillery having broken their morale.