battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Hebron

Name: Battle of Hebron
Location: Hebron, Palestine

Battle of Hebron was a battle fought in 1834 at Hebron, in what is now Palestine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hebron. It was part of the Peasants' revolt in Palestine. The recorded result: Egyptian victory; Massacre of inhabitants; Conscription orders carried out; Plunder of town. Recorded strength: 4,000 infantry; 2,000 cavalry against N/A.

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Fought1834

WhereHebron, Palestine31.535N, 35.099E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeEgyptian victory; Massacre of inhabitants; Conscription orders carried out; Plunder of town

Belligerents22px Egypt EyaletagainstRebels of Hebron and Nablus Sanjak; Qasim and Barqawi clans of Nablus Sanjak; 'Amr tribe of Hebron Hills

Casualties and losses260and500 killed (rebels and civilians, including 12 Jews)

Part ofPeasants' revolt in Palestine1834

Where it sits in the Peasants' revolt in Palestine

3 placed engagements of the Peasants' revolt in Palestine in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1834 (year precision)
Place	Hebron, Palestine 31.535N, 35.099E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	4,000 infantry; 2,000 cavalry	N/A
Casualties and losses	260	500 killed (rebels and civilians, including 12 Jews)
Commanders	Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt	Qasim al-Ahmad

Placed at Hebron; 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

Battle of Beth Zur 164 BC, 6.1 km N
Battle of 3 Shevat 1948, 14 km N
Battle of Beth Zechariah 162 BC, 15 km N
Samu Incident 1966, 15 km S
Battle of Ajnadayn AD 634, 22 km NW

In the same war

Before: Siege of Jerusalem 21 May 1834
All 3 engagements of Peasants' revolt in Palestine

Elsewhere in 1834

Battle of Hebron is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 49 in present-day Palestine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4554399, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hebron, revision 1370442752, 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.