Battle of Konya The Battle of Konya was fought on December 21 , 1832 , between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire , just outside the city of Konya in modern - day Turkey . The Egyptians were led by Ibrahim Pasha , while the Ottomans were led by Reşid Mehmed Pasha . The Egyptians were victorious . Prelude . The Egyptian campaign to occupy Syria began on October 29 , 1831 , starting the First Turko - Egyptian War . Two armies set out from Egypt , one by land under General Ibrahim Yakan , and the other by sea , landing at Jaffa , under Ibrahim Pasha . The Egyptians rapidly occupied Jerusalem and the coastal regions of Palestine and Lebanon , except for Acre , which had impregnable walls and a strong garrison of about 3 , 000 hardened fighters with much artillery . Acre , under the Ottoman Paha Abdullah Elgazar , held out against a long and bloody siege before finally falling to the Egyptians on May 27 , 1832 . The final battle of the campaign of 1831 / 1832 , came at Konya on December 18 – 21 , 1832 . Several minor clashes between advanced elements and scouting parties of the two armies took place on December 18 and 19 , and the main battle described below was on December 21 . Opposing armies . Egyptian Forces : Ibrahim Pasha commanded a total of about 50 , 000 men in all of Greater Syria , including recent Syrian recruits and about 7 , 000 Arab auxiliaries and irregulars . The regular forces were organised into ten infantry brigade s , twelve cavalry brigades and the artillery and engineers . Much of this force was spread out on his supply lines , and only 27 , 000 regular troops were available at the battle of Konya . However , these were the most experienced and disciplined of his army . At the battle , Ibrahim had 20 infantry battalion s , 28 cavalry squadrons , and 48 gun s . Ottoman Forces : Reshid Pasha commanded an army of 80 , 000 from various Ottoman provinces , including many Albanians and Bosnians . At the battle Reshid had a total of about 54 , 000 men , of which about 20 , 000 were irregulars : 54 infantry battalions , 28 cavalry squadrons , and 100 guns . Field and order of battle . The main battle took place on December 21 , 1832 , astride the Konya - Constantinople road , just north of the ancient walled town of Konya , which , in 1832 , had a population of about 20 , 000 . The battlefield is bounded on the west by hills and on the east by marshes and swamps , with a plateau about two miles ( 3 km ) wide in between . The Egyptian army had its back to the town and faced North , and the Ottoman army approached from the North astride the road , facing South . December 21 was an intensely foggy day . Ibrahim ' s army was organised into three rows astride the road . The first row consisted of the 13th and 18th Infantry Brigades with three artillery batteries under Selim Elmansterly . The second row , five hundred paces behind the first , consisted of the 12th and 14th Infantry Brigades with two artillery batteries under Soliman Elfaransawy ( Elfaransawy = " the Frenchman " the former Colonel Sèves ) . The third row , consisted of the Guards Brigade and one artillery battery in reserve and the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Brigades , under Selim bey . Ibrahim posted two battalions in square formation at the flanks to guard against encirclement . Reshid ' s army was organised into four rows advancing astride the road . Leading the advance were two regular cavalry brigades and the Guards Infantry brigade in open formation . These were followed by a second row of two infantry and two cavalry brigades , then a third and fourth row each consisting of an infantry brigade . Large numbers of irregulars made up the rear . Artillery was distributed amongst the army . At about noon the advancing Ottoman ' s artillery opened fire when the front lines were about apart . With the heavy fog , the range was spotty , and the Egyptian artillery held their fire until they could guess the Ottomans ' positions from the sound of their cannonade , and so could find their range more precisely . As the artillery exchange thundered on , Ibrahim advanced with his scout s to a well east of the road to survey the Ottoman positions . During a momentary lifting of the fog , he noticed a gap in the Ottoman formation between their cavalry and infantry on their left flank , to the East . He rapidly called his reserve s ( the Guards Brigade and the two cavalry Brigades ) and personally led them into this gap between the road and the marshes , causing confusion in the Ottoman left flank by this sudden onslaught , as some of their cavalry was trapped and scattered in the foggy marshes . As the Ottoman left flank collapsed , the grand vizier Reshid Pasha personally moved to their midst to rally them , but in the foggy confusion found himself surrounded by Egyptians and captured . The capture of their supreme commander deepened the confusion amongst the Ottomans , and some units lost cohesion and broke ranks as the Egyptian artillery and cavalry advanced around their left flank to their rear , enveloping the now disorganised units and continuing a relentless slaughter from three directions , South , East and North . As night fell , the new Ottoman commander managed to rally some units and organised a desperate counter - attack from the West against the Egyptian left flank , but this failed as the Egyptian centre wheeled to face them with an organised barrage of artillery and as this attack broke , the remaining Ottomans scattered . Aftermath . Konya was Ibrahim ' s greatest victory . He lost 262 dead and 530 wounded , whereas the Ottomans lost 3 , 000 dead and over 5 , 000 taken prisoner , including many senior officer s , including Reşid Mehmed Pasha . The Egyptians remained in possession of the field and took 46 guns , and the Ottoman army was scattered . Nothing remained between Ibrahim ' s army and Constantinople after the battle . However , it was time for politics , and Ibrahim ' s father , Muhammad Ali parleyed with Sultan Mahmoud and with the European Powers , and ended up signing the Peace Agreement of Kutahya at the Convention of Kutahya , whereby the Sultan ceded greater Syria to Muhammad Ali for his lifetime , and ceded Egypt ' s rule to Muhammad Ali ' s dynasty in perpetuity , with nominal vassalhood to the Ottoman Sultan , but de facto independence . This dynasty only ended in July , 1952 with the abdication of King Farouk after the army coup led by Colonel Gamal Abd el Nasser . As a postscript to Konya , it should be added that seven years later , the Ottoman Sultan Mahmoud abrogated the Peace of Kotahiya and attacked the Egyptian forces again , but was again routed by the Egyptians at the Battle of Nezib , on the frontier between the Ottoman Empire and Syria , on June 24 , 1839 .