List AR21N
by Mark Bevis
1. Army Muhammad Ali 1821-18224000 Albanian Sekhan infantry in battalions of 400 men
2. Muhammad Ali 1823-18263000 Albanian Sekhan infantry in battalions of 400 men
3. Egyptian Nizam Jadid Army 1821-1826Reformed after the failure of Sudanese people to adopt to previous Nizam units, the following were raised using Caucasian and Nubian slaves: October 1820:
1 Nizam Training Infantry Battalion: Bttn HQ: 10 men, 9 Companies@ 56 men By 1821:
By December 1821:
4 Battalions@ Bttn HQ: 16 men, 20 musicians (some kettledrums on camels) 6 Fusilier Companies@ 96 men, musket, bayonet 1 Grenadier Company: 96 men, sabres, musket, bayonet 1 Voltiguer Company: 96 men, sabres, musket, bayonet 1 Depot Battalion: 800 men organised as above Most of the black troops died due to disease, although the 1st Regiment was in the Sudan on garrison duties, and the 2nd Regiment was deployed in the Hejaz. From 1823 Muhammad Ali turned to recruiting Egyptian fellaheen for his Nizam units.
5 Infantry Regiments@ 4 Battalions, 1 Depot Bttn@ 800 men (organised as Dec1821) The 2nd Regiment remained in the Hejaz. Nizam forces by 1826:
2 Cavalry Regiments@ 700-800 men in 4 Squadrons@ 4 Troops 4. Egyptian Expedtion to Greece, 1824In 1824 the Ottoman Turks asked Ali for help in their attempts to quell the Greek revolt: CinC: Ibrahim Pasha
6 Fusilier Companies@ 96 men, musket, bayonet 1 Grenadier Company: 96 men, sabres, musket, bayonet 1 Voltiguer Company: 96 men, sabres, musket, bayonet 1 Nizam regular cavalry Regiment: 700 men in 4 Squadrons 4 Sapper Companies@ 200 men 4 artillery batteries@ 6 guns 5. Notes
b) Mamelukes, Djellis and Sekhans can form close order lines and columns, all other troops are loose order irregulars. c) Field artillery is of French pattern, and includes 7pdr howitzers. Back to MicroMark 19th Century Egypt List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark 19th Century National List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark Period List of TO&Es Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1997-2003 by Mark Bevis and MicroMark. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |