Battle of Maysalun

July 24, 1920 · Maysalun

Result French victory

French troops defeated a small Syrian force under War Minister Yusuf al-Azma west of Damascus. France then took Damascus and ended King Faisal's Arab Kingdom of Syria.

French Third Republic

Arab Kingdom of Syria

Strength and losses

Strength
12,000
Killed
42
Wounded
152
Missing
14

Also involved 1