The Mansure Army was initially an ocak of the Ottoman army but later became a new army force. It was established by Mahmud II, who also disbanded the Janissary Corps.
Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye uniforms, Ertuğrul cavalry regiment crossing the Galata Bridge
The Ottoman Army was the military of the Ottoman Empire after the country was reorganized along modern western European lines during the Tanzimat modernization period. In 1826, Sultan Mahmud II abolis
Ottoman and Russian forces during the Battle of Cetate of 1853-1854
Landing of the Ottoman army at Eupatoria, E. Morier, 1855
An Ottoman cavalry unit during the later years of the empire.
Ottoman anti-aircraft cannon WWI