Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha

He led the campaign that took the Peloponnese back from Venice in 1715. After the fall of Nafplio his army camped twice at the mills of Tziveri, the later Myloi, where he received the Sultan's gifts. He was killed in battle at Petrovaradin in 1716.

Also written: Σιλαχτάρ Νταμάτ Αλή πασάς, Şehid Ali Pasha, Damad Ali Pasha, Ali Pacha

Events

1. 21 July 1715 – 4 August 1715

   The Ottoman army camps at the mills of Tziveri

   On 21 July 1715, the day after Nafplio fell to the Ottomans, Grand Vizier Damat Ali Pasha moved his army away from the stench of the dead to the western end of the gulf, below a hill with the remains of an ancient city.…

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2. 4 August 1715

   The army leaves over the pass towards Achladokampos

   On 4 August 1715 the Grand Vizier left the camp at Tziveri for Modon (Methoni). Brue describes an hour through fairly flat land and then three hours over a narrow, difficult pass through rocky mountains: the road from…

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3. 21 September 1715 – 5 October 1715

   Back at 'the camp of the Mills'

   After conquering the rest of the Morea, the Grand Vizier returned on 21 September 1715 to Tziveri, 'the camp of the Mills', west of the gulf and three leagues from Nafplio. On 23 September the troops received three…

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4. 22 September 1715

   The Sultan's gifts for the conqueror of the Morea

   On 22 September 1715, in the camp of the Mills, the Sultan's sword-bearer (silahdar) handed the Grand Vizier an imperial decree, a sable fur and a sabre set with diamonds and turquoises, as a reward for the reconquest of…

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