Suleiman Pasha al-Faransawi (Suleiman Pasha 1788 - 1860) addresses Mamaluke, Egyptian troops. 'You are clumsy, he told the Mamelukes: Get ready weapons! Fire!'. Pasha was born Joseph Anthelme Seve; a French-born Egyptian commander. Watercolour by the French painter Jean-Adolphe Beauce (1818 - 1875).
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