▁discipline , ▁rec ruit ment , ▁policies , ▁sal aries ▁and ▁weapons . ▁The ▁Ja ish ▁Al - M oh amm adi ▁was ▁formed ▁of ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers , ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁caval ry , ▁ 2 , 2 4 0 ▁light ▁can n ons ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁heavy ▁can n ons . ▁ ▁Kh ay ala ▁( C aval ry ): ▁soldiers ▁who ▁fought ▁on ▁horse back ▁M ous hat ▁( Inf antry ): ▁soldiers ▁fighting ▁on ▁foot ▁Tob aj i ya ▁( Art illery ): ▁soldiers ▁with ▁can n ons . ▁The ▁art illery ▁unit ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁Ja ish ▁Al - M oh amm adi ▁were ▁deser ters ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁army , ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁K oul ough lis . ▁They ▁were ▁experienced ▁in ▁maintain ing ▁light ▁and ▁heavy ▁can n ons . ▁Each ▁art illery ▁unit ▁had ▁twelve ▁soldiers . ▁Ir regular : ▁ 1 0 , 2 4 0 ▁Reg ular : ▁ 5 , 9 6 0 ▁ ▁Un iform ▁ ▁Em ir ▁Ab del k ader ▁class ed ▁a ▁unique ▁uniform ▁for ▁each ▁type ▁of ▁soldier , ▁the ▁cloth ▁was ▁lin en ▁and ▁g asket . ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁jack et ▁of ▁grey ▁w ool ▁including ▁a ▁h ood ▁and ▁tr ous ers ▁also ▁made ▁from ▁w ool ▁are ▁in ▁blue ▁also ▁Sed ria ▁( vest ) ▁are ▁in ▁red . ▁Every ▁three ▁months ▁a ▁soldier ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁sh irt ▁and ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁sho