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Marriage?

The article states: There is no doubt that Omar's marriage had opened all the right doors for him

But there's no reference to who he married, why, and what benefit he received from the marriage?

-- Adeptitus 18:03, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Omar didn't really defeat the Russians at Silistria in 1854

The Russian seige of Silistria in 1854 was abandoned not because of Turkish resistance, but because of Austrian diplomatic pressure. Silistria in fact was on the verge of falling to the Russians when Tsar Nicholas I ordered his army to return to Russia without completing the capture of the fortress.

The Russians undertook the Danube campaign in 1854 with the presumption that Austria would remain neutral in the conflict. But Austria instead assumed a menacing attitude toward Russia, and even stationed a sizeable contingent of troops in Transylvania, which is north of Silistra. Because the Russians were facing the Turks to south, the Austrians were thus situated directly to the rear of the Russian army. Had Austria commenced war on Russia, the Russian army at Silistria would then be attacked from behind.

Once Austria's attitude became manifest to the Russians, a debate commenced among the Russian leaders as to the seriousness of Austria's hostility. Tsar Nicholas I believed that Austria would not continue to threaten Russia, and that the Russian army should prosecute the Danube Campaign aggressively. The Russian Field Marshal Paskevich, however, believed that Austria's hostility was indeed a grave threat, and urged Nicholas to abandon the campaign immediately.

Eventually Nicholas I was persuaded of Austria's serious intent, and ordered the seige of Silistria aborted despite its being close to success.

Kenmore 05:48, 9 December 2006 (UTC)kenmore[reply]