Battle of Rashaya

Battle of Rashaya
	Part of The Great Syrian Revolt
	; The village of Rashaya with its citadel, where the battle was fought, late 19th century
Date	20–24 November 1925
Location	Rashaya, Greater Lebanon, Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
Result	French victory
Belligerents
France Army of the Levant; French Foreign Legion;	Druze rebels
Commanders and leaders
Capt. Landriau	Zayd al-Atrash
Strength
100 cavalry	~3,000
Casualties and losses
58 dead and wounded	~400 dead ; 34 wounded

The Battle of Rashaya was a four-day battle fought at the citadel of Rashaya on 20 – 24 November 1925 between Druze rebels and the French Army of the Levant during the Great Syrian Revolt against French Mandatory rule.

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