Patrona ( Vice Admiral) Osman Pascha (c. 1792;'' Pierer's Universal-Lexikon der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit'', Vol. 12 (Osman), p. 367. Altenburg 1861

Meyers Konversationslexikon ' or ' was a major encyclopedia in the German language that existed in various editions, and by several titles, from 1839 to 1984, when it merged with the '. Joseph Meyer (1796–1856), who had founded the publishing house in 1826, intended ...

, Vol. 12, p. 391f, Third Edition, Leipzig 1877 – c. 1860Patrona Osman Paşa
Candan Badem: ''The Ottoman Crimean War (1853 - 1856)'', p. 113-136. Brill, Leiden 2010) was an Ottoman naval officer who led Ottoman forces in the

Battle of Sinop The Battle of Sinop, or the Battle of Sinope, was a naval battle that took place on 30 November 1853 between Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire, during the opening phase of the Crimean War (1853–1856). It took place at Sinop, a sea port o ...

and became a prisoner of war until being released in 1855.

Biography

Osman started his career in the Egyptian Navy. He commanded a brig in the Battle of Navarino (1827) and an Egyptian frigate after 1830. During the

Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–41) Egyptian–Ottoman War may refer to: * Ottoman–Mamluk War (1485–91) * Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17) * Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–33) Egyptian–Ottoman War may refer to: * Ottoman–Mamluk War (1485–91) * Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516� ...

he joined the Ottoman Navy, commanded an Ottoman ship of line in the Bombardment of St. Acre (1840) and with regard to that he became Vice Admiral ( Patrona). When the Russo-Ottoman

Crimean War 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. Geopolitical causes of the war included the ...

started he was sent out with a small flotilla to bring troops and material to Batumi. Because of stormy weather he decided to stop and wait in Sinope, where he was attacked by Russian Admiral

Pavel Nakhimov Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov (russian: Павел Степанович Нахимов, ; – ) was a Russian Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy known for his victory in the Battle of Sinop and his leadership in the Siege of Sevastopol (1 ...

on November 30 of 1853. Osman's flotilla was destroyed, he himself was wounded in the foot and taken prisoner. He was released in 1855, and although the Patrona rank had been abolished in the meantime, he remained a member of the Admiralty. File:HMS Phoenix.jpg, Ottoman ship of line (in the background) during the Bombardment of Acre (1840) File:СМ Палаш Осман-паши.jpg, Osman Pasha's sabre remained in Russian hands after the

(1853)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pasha, Osman 1792 births 1860 deaths Ottoman Empire admirals Ottoman military personnel of the Crimean War People from Rize Prisoners of war held by Russia