Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Reşid Mehmed Paşa

Battles of Reşid Mehmed Paşa

Ottoman Grand Vizier, 1780 to 1836

Reşid Mehmed Paşa is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1822 and 1832: 8 battles and 2 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Greece (6), Turkey (2), Bulgaria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,732 km apart end to end, 304 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Greek War of Independence (6), Ninth Russo-Turkish War (2).

Battle of KompotiBattle of KleisovaSiege of the AcropolisBattle of AdrianopleBosnian Battle of KosovoThird Siege of MissolonghiBattle of KamateroBattle of PhaleronBattle of KulevichaBattle of KonyaThird Siege of MissolonghiBattle of KamateroBattle of PhaleronBattle of KulevichaBattle of KonyaAnkaraSofiaTiranaThessalonikiİzmirBursaSkopjePristinaEskişehirAdapazarı500 km40.552N, 26.800E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1822: 1 engagements1825: 2 engagements2 in 18251826: 1 engagements1827: 2 engagements2 in 18271829: 2 engagements2 in 18291831: 1 engagements1832: 1 engagements18221832
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kompoti, 1822Third Siege of Missolonghi, 1825Battle of Kleisova, 1825Siege of the Acropolis, 1826Battle of Kamatero, 1827Battle of Phaleron, 1827Battle of Kulevicha, 1829Battle of Adrianople, 1829Bosnian Battle of Kosovo, 1831Battle of Konya, 183218221832
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1822Battle of KompotiGreeceGreek victory
15 April 1825Third Siege of MissolonghiMissolonghi, Greece87 km SOttoman–Egyptian victory; Capture of Missolonghi
November 1825Battle of KleisovaKleisova island, Greece2 km SGreek victory
3 August 1826Siege of the AcropolisAcropolis of Athens, Greece204 km EOttoman victory; Capture of the Acropolis
1827Battle of KamateroGreece9 km NOttoman victory
6 May 1827Battle of PhaleronPalaio Faliro, Greece14 km SOttoman victory
11 June 1829Battle of KulevichaKyulevcha, Bulgaria658 km NERussian victory
8 August 1829Battle of AdrianopleEdirne, Turkey182 km SRussian victory
1831Bosnian Battle of KosovoKosovo Field, Kosovo467 km WBosnian victory
1832Battle of KonyaKonya, Turkey1,109 km SEEgyptian 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, Giovanni Boggi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.