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Battle of Rashaya

Battle of Rashaya was a battle fought in 1925 at Rashaya, in what is now Lebanon. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Rashaya. It was part of the Great Syrian Revolt, which ran from 1925 to 1927. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 100 cavalry against ~3,000.

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Fought1925
WhereRashaya, Lebanon33.502N, 35.845E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrance; Army of the Levant; French Foreign LegionagainstDruze rebels
Casualties and losses58 dead and woundedand~400 dead; 34 wounded
Part ofGreat Syrian Revolt1925 to 1927

Where it sits in the Great Syrian Revolt

Battle of Salkhad, 1925Battle of al-Kafr, 1925Battle of al-Mazraa, 1925Battle of al-Musayfirah, 1925Battle of Damascus, 1925Battle of Rashaya, 192519251925Battle of Rashaya, 1925
6 placed engagements of the Great Syrian Revolt in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1925 (year precision)
PlaceRashaya, Lebanon
33.502N, 35.845E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength100 cavalry~3,000
Casualties and losses58 dead and wounded~400 dead; 34 wounded
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Placed at Rashaya; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Rashaya 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 Q23020155, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rashaya, revision 1370587209, 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.