See the interesting letter in which he boasts about being a commander of an army engaging in battles in which 260 cannons and more than 60,000 guns were being fired. His father reminded him that it was he who had supplied him with these cannons and rifles in the first place

XREF: Connects to the father-son division of labor in empire-building (loc 1379) and Ibrahim's wars as the family's cause (loc 1306). Builds on: "Father-son division of labor deepened Mehmed Ali's empire-building efficiency."

Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed…, loc. 1408