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Suleiman Pasha

a Turkish mili- He entered the Turkish army in 1854, fought in Montenegro, Crete, and Yemen between that date and 1875, and in the the intervals of peace taught in the Mil- Academy at Constantinople, and finally presided greatly distinguished himself as a corps presided over it as director. He commander against the Serbians in 1876, and was in 1877 nominated governor of Russians declared war (1877) against Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina. When the the Turkey Turkey Suleiman checked them at Eski and destroyed his army in heroic but vain attempts to force them from Pass. In October he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Army of the Danube, but failed to accomplish anything, retreated behind the Balkans, and suffered defeat near Philippopolis (January, 1878).

Brought before court-martial, he was condemned to be and kept in a fortress prison doned him, for 15 years . The sultan, however, parnople Aug. 11, 1892. m, and he doned him, and he died in Constantia the borders of Afghanistan and British

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