Passage of the Ingour, by Omar Pasha. old print Crimean War 1854
Titled: Passage of the Ingour, by Omar Pasha.
Omar Latas, better known as Omar Pasha was an Ottoman general and governor. He was born in Austrian territory, to Christian, Serb parents, and was initially an Austrian soldier. When faced with the charges of embezzlement, he fled to Ottoman Bosnia and converted to Islam, and then joined the Ottoman army where he quickly climbed in ranks. Latas crushed several rebellions throughout the Empire, and was a commander in the Crimean War, where he defeated Russia at Sevastopol.
The Crimean War was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia.
J. Hine – T. Scharra. Origin: The London printing and Publishing Company. Publication Date: 1860
High quality Original steel plate engraving. No reprint, no facsimile. Size: Sheet app.: 27 x 17 cm. 10.75 x 6.75 inches.
