battle, Cold War

Battle of Bhamdoun

Name: Battle of Bhamdoun
Location: Bhamdoun, Lebanon

Battle of Bhamdoun was a battle fought in 1983 at Bhamdoun, in what is now Lebanon. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bhamdoun. It was part of the Mountain War, which ran from 1983 to 1984. The recorded result: Progressive Socialist Party victory.

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Fought1983

WhereBhamdoun, Lebanon33.810N, 35.655E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeProgressive Socialist Party victory

BelligerentsPSP; PLA; Supported by: 22px|border LNRFagainstKataeb Party; Lebanese Forces; Supported by: Lebanese Army

Part ofMountain War1983 to 1984

Record

Date	1983 (year precision) to 1983
Place	Bhamdoun, Lebanon 33.810N, 35.655E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Territorial change	Bhamdoun is captured by the People's Liberation Army; Lebanese Forces withdraws to nearby villages
Commanders	Walid Jumblatt Anwar al-Fatayri	Amine Gemayel Fadi Frem Fouad Abou Nader Samir Geagea

Placed at Bhamdoun; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon 1973, 15 km NW
Battle of Beirut 1912, 16 km NW
Siege of Beirut 1982, 17 km NW
Battle of the Hotels 1976, 18 km NW
Battle of Anjar 1623, 27 km SE

In the same war

After: Battle of Damour 1984

Elsewhere in 1983

Battle of Bhamdoun is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 69 in present-day Lebanon.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q134455244, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bhamdoun (1983), revision 1370107780, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.