1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus | |||||||
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![]() The ruins of the Christian quarter of Damascus in 1860 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Maronites and allies
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Rural Druze clans
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Strength | |||||||
c. 50,000 (claimed) | c. 12,000 (Druze) | ||||||
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The 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus, also known as the 1860 Syrian Civil War and the 1860 Christian–Druze war, was a civil conflict in Mount Lebanon during Ottoman rule in 1860–1861 fought mainly between the local Druze and Christians.[4] Following decisive Druze victories and massacres against the Christians, the conflict spilled over into other parts of Ottoman Syria, particularly Damascus, where thousands of Christian residents were killed by Druze militiamen. The fighting precipitated a French-led international military intervention.[1]