The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-21
THE TURKISH MILITARY CHIEFS.


The commander Of the European division OF the
Turkish army, now posted on the Danube, is Croa-
tan, and was born in 1901 at Vlaski, q village
situated in the circle Of OguliDi, twelve leagues from
Fume. His family namc is Lattss. His father was
Lieutenant Acministrator OF the circle; his uncle was
a preacher OF the United Greek religion. While yet
very young, be attracted the attention Of some
officers BY his great talent for drawing. Through
into the school OF mathematics, at Thurn, near
Carlsbad, In Transy vana and after having finished
his studies with distinction, the young Latas entered
the corps Of roads and bridges, which in Austria has
q military organization. Towards 1880, after having
bad dispute WITH of his chief officers, he passed
into turkey and embraced lslamism. Cnosrew-
Pacba, who was then Cereralin chief Of the Turkish
forces took him under his protection, placed him in
the regular service, and alta bed him to his per-
son. He even made him marry one o. the richest
heresses OF Consaniinope. daughter OF chief Of the
anissaries whose mead he had cut off IN 1927, at the
time of the revolt Of this body against the S1ltan
Mahmouo.
In 1888, Letas who had taken the name of Omer,
was Chief Of Battalion, and was designated by Chos
rev Pa ina aide de-camp and Interpreter to Gene-
raj ChrzaDowski charged with the instruction OF the
Ottoman troops united IN camp near Constantine
ple. Amer that Omer was actively EN- ployed in the
REORGANIZATION Of the Turkish army, and constantly
pushed forward by Chosrew Pssha, he obtained sue
cessiyely difficult mig ions aud important com nands.
The troubles in Syria and the Albanian insured
ton in ls46 gave 0mer the opportunity of dstin-
gushing himself and of attracting the attention Of
The SultaD. sen, 1ntO hufOAah ne succeeded I'D
bringing to submission this province, which was al.
mos independent Of the Ottoman Porte
In 1s46, called TO the command Of the army sent
into the provr ces of Moldavia and Wallachia, not
vithstsnding the difficulty of managing the suscepti
bties and the privileges Of these provinces, placed
under the double protection of Turkey and Russia he
soon made respected the authority Of the Sultan.
| The year 1851 is the most brilliant epoch Of the
military career Of Omer Pacha. Named Comman-
dern Chief in Bosnia OF which the principal Chiefs
bad refused to recognize the Tanzimat that is to say,
the new organ cation Of the Empire, he c,mbatted
With success against the Beys Of that country, with
much inferior forces.
Lastly, he was sent into Montenegro, where he
found himself for the first time in his life, the COM
maEder Of regular army Of 10000 men. As will be
recolected the intervention Of Austria put end to
this expedition before he could commence any deci-
| sive operations.
| On 1he 9Th nit Omer pasha was Of Kaletat, on
.the rorfhsrn bank of tba Danube expecting battle
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