EVENT INFORMATION

24
Yüli
1920

French forces defeat the Syrian army at Maysalun

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📅 24 Yüli 1920 📍 Fransia, Siria

French troops defeated Syrian forces at Maysalun and entered Damascus, ending the independent government proclaimed by the Syrian National Congress. The conquest established French rule under the mandate system. The defeat underlined the gap between the postwar promise of self-determination and the military enforcement of European control.

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Personanan den e suseso aki

Faisal

Yusuf al-Azma

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

French Mandate for Syria

Syrian Arab Kingdom