Battle of al-Mazraa | |||||||
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Part of The Great Syrian Revolt | |||||||
![]() Sultan Pasha al-Atrash's return from exile, 1937 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Druze and Bedouin rebels | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Sultan Pasha al-Atrash | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,500 French and colonial troops (infantry, cavalry, armored cars, artillery) | 500 (cavalry) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
601 fatalities, 428 wounded |
The Battle of al-Mazra'a (Arabic: معركة المزرعة) was one of the major battles of the Great Syrian Revolt, that led to the spread of the rebellion throughout the French Mandate of Syria. It was fought on 2–3 August 1925 between Druze and Bedouin rebels led by Sultan Pasha al-Atrash and a heavily armed French force of the Army of the Levant near the town of al-Mazraa, around 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of the city of al-Suwayda.[1]