Battle of al-Kafr

Battle of al-Kafr
	Part of The Great Syrian Revolt
Date	22 July 1925
Location	al-Kafr, Jabal al-Druze, French Mandate of Syria
Result	Decisive Druze victory
Belligerents
France Army of the Levant;	Druze and Bedouin rebels
Commanders and leaders
Capt. Gabriel Normand	Sultan Pasha al-Atrash
Strength
166 soldiers	150 to thousands of rebels
Casualties and losses
Heavy	N/A

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. Sultan's victory prompted an upswing of support for him by the Druze and by the end of July, his forces controlled Jabal al-Druze. The battle precipitated the countrywide Great Syrian Revolt.

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