The battle of Nasibin and the winning of supremacy
Point 2 of 8 — Lesson 16: European Intervention, the London Settlement (1840) and the Fall of MonopolyQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
02The battle of Nasibin and the winning of supremacy
The sultan arranged matters toconfront Muhammad Ali militarily and expel him from Syria.
England encouraged the sultan to subdue him so that the commercial Treaty of Balta Liman (1838), accepted by France, could be applied.
Peace effortsfailedbecause of England'sincitement to fight.
The Egyptian and the sultan's forces clashed at Nisibin (Nasibin) in June 1839, on the Turkish–Syrian frontiernorth of Aleppo: the Ottoman army suffered aresounding defeat.
The commander of the Ottoman fleet handed his fleet over to Muhammad Ali without a fight, so his strength and supremacy over the Ottoman State at sea and on land increased.
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