What the records say
- When
- 22 Jul 1925
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.63° N, 36.64° E
- Description
- 1925 battle
Battle of al-Kafr
Battle in 1925 during the Great Syrian Revolt against French rule
The Battle of al-Kafr was a military engagement between a French Army column commanded by Captain Gabriel Normand and the local Druze and Bedouin forces of Sultan al-Atrash on 22 July 1925. It occurred at Normand's encampment at the village of al-Kafr, in the southern Syrian region of Jabal al-Druze. The battle was a rout for the French, who were ambushed by Sultan's forces.
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