Order of Battle, Turkish Army of Plevna, September 6 1877
Commanding Officer: Mushir Osman Pasha
Chief of Staff: Mirliva Tahir Pasha
Staff: Mirliva Sadik Pasha; Miralais Hamdi Bey, Hairi Bey; Kaim-makams Raif Bey,
Abdullah Bey
Principal Aide-de-Campe: Kaim-makam Talahat Bey
Commander of cavalry: Miralai Osman Bey
Commander of artillery: Mirliva Ahmed Pasha
Surgeon-in-chief: Miralai Hassib Bey
Each regiment contained 3 battalions.
1st Division
Commander: Ferik Adil Pasha
1st Brigade: Mirliva Edhem Pasha
1st Regiment: Kaim-makam Mehemed Nazif Bey
2nd Regiment: Kaim-makam Mehemed Bey
2nd Brigade: Mirliva Kara Ali Pasha
3rd Regiment: Miralai Hafouz Bey
4th Regiment: Miralai Suleiman Bey
2 squadrons Nizam Cavalry
Detachment of Circassians
4 batteries (each 6 guns)
2nd Division
Commander: Ferik Hassan Sabri Pasha
3rd Brigade: Miralai Tewfik Bey
5th Regiment:
6th Regiment: Miralai Said Bey
4th Brigade: Mirliva Atouf Pasha
7th Regiment: Kaim-makam Ibrahim Bey
8th Regiment: Miralai Omer Bey
2 squadrons Nizam Cavalry
Detachment of Circassians
3 batteries (each 6 guns)
3rd Division
Commander: Mirliva Tahir Pasha
5th Brigade: Kaim-makam Riza Bey
9th Regiment:
10th Regiment: Bimbashi Issa
6th Brigade: Miralai Yunous Bey
11th Regiment: Kaim-makam Ali Riza Bey
12th Regiment: Kaim-makam Talahat Bey
2 squadron Nizam Cavalry
Detachment of Circassians
2 batteries (each 6 guns)
Reserves
Commander: Mirliva Rifa’at Pasha
Infantry: Mirliva Emin Pasha
10 battalions
Cavalry: Miralai Osman Bey
1 Nizam squadron (escort to headquarters)
2 Ottoman Cossack squadrons
10 squadrons Salonika auxiliaries
Detachment of Circassians
Artillery: Mirliva Ahmed Pasha
3 batteries (each of 6 guns)
1 company of engineers
Total: 46 infantry battalions, 19 cavalry squadrons, 500 Circassians, 12 batteries, 1 company engineers; or, 30,000 men with 72 guns.