What Was The Second Turko-Egyptian War

The Second Egyptian–Ottoman War or Second Turko–Egyptian War lasted from 1839 until 1841 and was fought mainly in Syria, whence it is sometimes referred as the (Second) Syrian War. In 1839, the Ottoman Empire moved to reoccupy lands lost to Muhammad Ali in the First Turko-Egyptian War. After suffering a defeat at the Battle of Nezib, the Ottoman Empire appeared on the brink of disintegration. Britain, Austria and other European nations, rushed to intervene and force Egypt into accepting a peace treaty. The Ottoman Empire invaded Syria, and Hafiz Pasha, accompanied by Moltke, marched an army into Syria. At the Battle of Nezib, Hafiz Pasha's army was routed by the Egyptian army under the command of Ibrahim Pasha. On July 1, the Ottoman fleet
The explanation is to be found in the local conditions prevailing in Bosnia- Herzegovina and also in the effect of certain ideologies and foreign misinformation upon the South Slavic people. In Russia, there was widespread popular sympathy for the plights of the Balkan rebellion. Thousands of supporters from Russia poured into the Serbian capital of Belgrade, a Russian general even assumed the role of leading the Serbian army against the Turks. But this did not stop the Turks from having an upper hand over the Serbians. The Russian government however refused to intervene in the rebellious for against the Turks no matter how tempting it seemed. This was due to the fact that Britain and Austria where expected to intervene for the Turks in the advent that Russian attack turkey. This was because Britain and Austria will oppose the Russian if they see that their activates where affecting the interest in the southeastern Europe. Britain wanted to keep Russia as far as possible from the Mediterranean and Constantinople, and also Britain had just acquired access into the Suez Canal when the Egyptians where forced to sell to pay for dept to European bondholders. However the tide in public opinion was about to change in favor of the Russian this was due to the brutality of the Turks against
Serbia and Montenegro were to be made independent and fairly enlarged. Rumania was also granted full independence and was to receive part of the Dobruja in return for southern Bessarabia. which belonged to Russia. Russia was to acquire, in vieu of the greater part of the financial indemnity which she claimed, Batum, Kars, Ardahan, and Bayazid in eastern Asia Minor. Bulgaria was to be established as an independent principality with an voted prince. The most noteworthy stipulation of the treaty had to do with the territorial extent of the new principality. With the exception of Constantinople, Adrianople, and Saloniki, it included virtually all the territory between the Danube in the north, the Black Sea in the east, the Aegean Sea in the south, and Lake Ohrid and beyond in the west. Thus a greater Bulgaria was created and European Turkey virtually annihilated. From the diplomatic viewpoint the San Stefano Treaty was bound to stimulate disagreement in all fronts. Austria complained with good reason that the new Bulgarian principality violated the stipulation in the Budapest Treaty that no large Balkan state was to be established. Disraeli was convinced that the principality would be merely a Russian colony and that it would give Russia access to the Aegean and virtual control over Constantinople. He also feared that