Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Ahmed Muhtar Pasha

Battles of Ahmed Muhtar Pasha

Ottoman grand vizier and general (1832-1919)

Ahmed Muhtar Pasha is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1853 and 1877: 5 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Turkey (3), Romania (1), Montenegro (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,547 km apart end to end, 637 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Tenth Russo-Turkish War (3), Crimean War (1).

Battle of CetateBattle of Vučji DoBattle of ErzurumBattle of KarsBattle of AladzhaBattle of CetateBattle of Vučji DoBattle of ErzurumBattle of KarsAthensAnkaraAleppoBudapestSofiaTbilisiBelgradeTiranaThessalonikiSarajevo500 km42.005N, 30.912E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1853: 1 engagements1876: 1 engagements1877: 3 engagements3 in 187718531877
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Cetate, 1853Battle of Vučji Do, 1876Battle of Erzurum, 1877Battle of Kars, 1877Battle of Aladzha, 187718531877
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
31 December 1853Battle of CetateCetate, RomaniaInconclusive
18 July 1876Battle of Vučji DoVučji Do, Montenegro408 km WMontenegrin-Herzegovinian victory
1877Battle of ErzurumErzurum, Turkey1,930 km EOttoman victory
17 November 1877Battle of KarsKars, Turkey174 km NERussian victory
15 December 1877Battle of AladzhaTurkey34 km SERussian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.