Vitalis Pasha

Vitalis Pasha (born on December 13rd 1825 with Istanbul and deceased in 1899), after being itself committed with the Foreign legion, was named Général division of the army of the Ottoman Empire Pasha of Constantinople.

it is useful like legionary, then like lieutenant and Capitaine with the foreign Régiment

Biography

After its childhood, last with Constantinople, it engages with Algiers, on June 2nd 1844 like legionary. It is affected with the 2 {{E}} regiment of the Foreign legion. August 14th 1844, it takes part in the combat of the Isly wadi.

It is named with the rank of Caporal on October 5th 1844. Quoted following the combat of Yaya Ben Taled on June 2nd 1846, it is named corporal furrier on February 26th and Sergent furrier on April 16th of the same year. Sergeant at the conclusion of the first contract, it turns over to Istanbul.

Re-engaged like 2nd class, on October 29th 1849 with the 1st regiment foreign, it takes again its gallons quickly, and is promoted quartermaster-sergeant on September 1st 1851 and reaches the Shoulder pad (gallon of Officier) on a purely foreign basis on June 11th 1854.

It makes countryside in Algérie, then in the Crimea. Quoted in Inkermann, he is wounded by bullets with the thigh with Sébastopol. He is promoted with the rank of lieutenant on May 15th 1855. Of return in Algeria on June 21st 1956, it is affected with the 2nd foreign Regiment and takes share, on June 24th 1857 with the combat of Ischeriden during which it is wounded of one ball to the right leg.

From June 3rd to August 8th 1859, it is in shift in Italy during which it is promoted Capitaine. With the Mexico with the foreign Regiment, it is in hillock with the resentment of the marshal Bazaine of which it was made an enemy in the Crimea. However, he asks and obtains French naturalization on June 8th 1867.

Of return in metropolis, it is affected with the 75e regiment of infantry of line then it is transferred on July 24th 1870 to the 2nd pomegranate regiment of the Guard, prestigious crack corps and finally the 4th regiment of Zouave S, unit which leads it to the head office of Paris in 1870 with the command of a Bataillon with the rank of major to count of October 2nd 1870. It is with Metz at the time of the capitulation of the Bazaine marshal, but manages to escape and join the troops defending the capital. Its unit is illustrated with the combat of Villiers by seizing two Prussian guns, both only taken with the enemy during the head office of Paris.

The ardor of the battalion and his chief is rewarded by promotion for the chief to the rank for officer for the Légion for honor. After the defeat, it turns over to North Africa and is used successively with the 4th regiment of zouaves then with the 17th provisional regiment of infantry and finally with the 117e regiment of infantry as line.

Obscured by the defeat, it decides to take its retirement in 1875 and to turn over in its native land, to occupy family property to with it.

The first war of Balkans (1877-1878) between the Turkey and the Russia calls the meeting of the congress of Berlin. The powers taking part in the congress have to name a civil governor and a military governor, in front of being of Christian religion .

Prince Vogoridi going down from a line of potentates named by mutual agreement by the Sultan and the Patriarch of Constantinople is named civil governor. For the military post of governor, the French person in charge proposes the major Vitalis which has the advantage, compared to the supported candidates by the other powers, to know the languages practiced in Roumélie Eastern, currently the Romania, while being of Christian religion orthodoxe.

Its candidature is retained and, taking into account the importance of the station which is allotted to him, the congress the pupil with the rank of general and the Sultan confers the title of Pasha to him. Arrived at Philippopoli capital of the province, it organizes a militia intended to maintain the order after the departure of the Russian troops. There remains in Roumelie Eastern during two years and fight against the Russian intrigues and Bulgarian which aims at making absorb the province by Bulgaria. Riots fomented by the Bulgarian population are repressed vigorously. Replaced after two years of proconsulat with Philippopoli, Vitalis Pachal returns in Istambul where the Sultan takes it as aide-de-camp and names it ordering Turkish army and Pasha de Constantinople. It charges it moreover with reorganizing the gendarmerie. It is promoted with the rank of major general. In this new station, it runs up once again against the inertia of the personnel of which it must change the manner radically of being useful.

It remains with the service of the Ottoman Empire until a advanced age and dies in Istambul in 1899, surrounded by his wife and her nine children.

Decorations

Officer of the Legion of honor,
officer of the State education,
Médaille of the Crimea with four fasten,
Médailles commemorative of Algeria, Italy, the countryside of Mexico, Thessalie and Imtiaz gold and silver,
Grand cord of the imperial order of Medjidié,
Commandeur of the imperial order of Osmanié,
Officier about the Saint Saver of Greece,
Officier about Notre Dame de Guadalupe,
Officier of the Eagle of Mexico,
Médaillé of the Mexican Merit.

Sources: white Kepi and Division history and inheritance of the Foreign legion

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