siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Jerusalem

Name: Siege of Jerusalem
Start: 1834-05-21
Location: Jerusalem, Israel

Siege of Jerusalem was a siege conducted on 21 May 1834 at Jerusalem, in what is now Israel; it lasted 17 days. It was part of the Peasants' revolt in Palestine. Recorded strength: ~12,000 against ~20,000.

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Fought21 May 1834lasted 17 days

WhereJerusalem, Israel31.783N, 35.217E

OutcomeEgyptian victory; Rebels repelled; On June 7, Ibrahim Pasha approached the city with Egyptian reinforcements.; On June 9, rebel reinforcements from Nablus were defeated before they could approach the city.

Belligerents22px Egypt EyaletagainstRebel clans of Palestine

Casualties and lossesHundreds killedandHundreds killed

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	21 May 1834 to 7 June 1834
Place	Jerusalem, Israel 31.783N, 35.217E
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Strength	~12,000	~20,000
Casualties and losses	Hundreds killed	Hundreds killed; Unknown
Commanders	Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Jerusalem 1244, same recorded site
Siege of Jerusalem 63 BC, same recorded site
Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem AD 614, same recorded site
Siege of Jebus 1010 BC, same recorded site
Siege of Jerusalem 37 BC, same recorded site

Contested ground: this site was fought over 24 times between 1010 BC and 1967.

In the same war

Before: Siege of Al-Karak 1834
After: Battle of Hebron 1834
All 3 engagements of Peasants' revolt in Palestine

Elsewhere in 1834

Siege of Jerusalem is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 179 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510117, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jerusalem (1834), revision 1370742121, 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.