Battle of al-Mazra'a | |||||||
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Part of The Great Syrian Revolt | |||||||
Sultan Pasha al Atrash, leading his armies against the French Mandate, 1926. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Druze insurgents | ||||||
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Gen. Roger Michaud | Sultan Pasha al-Atrash |
The Battle of al-Mazra'a (Arabic: معركة المزرعة) was one of the major battles of the Great Syrian Revolt. It was fought on 2–3 August 1925 between Druze insurgents led by Sultan Pasha al-Atrash and a heavily-armed French force of the Army of the Levant 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-west of the city of as-Suwayda.