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	Battle of Maysalun - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Battle of Maysalun, also called The Battle of Maysalun Pass, took place between Syrian and French forces about 12 miles west of Damascus on July 23, 1920.
		The battle occurred when the French moved to topple the newly proclaimed nationalist government of Hashim al-Atassi under King Faisal.
		Yusuf al-Azmah was killed in the battle, and the French entered Damascus later the same day.
	www.voyager.in /Battle_of_Maysalun (354 words)

	Damascus - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		One of the Kings, Ben-Hadad II, fought Shalmaneser III at the Battle of Karkar.
		A new Franco-British proclamation on 17 November promised the "complete and definitive freeing of the peoples so long oppressed by the Turks." The Syrian Congress in March adopted a democratic consitition.
		However, the Versailles Conference had granted France a mandate over Syria, and in 1920 a French army crossed the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, defeated a small Syrian defensive expedition at the Battle of Maysalun and entered Damascus.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/d/a/m/Damascus.html (3119 words)

	History of Syria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1920, an independent Arab Kingdom of Syria was established under King Faisal of the Hashemite family, who later became the King of Iraq.
		However, his rule over Syria ended after only a few months, following the clash between his Syrian Arab forces and regular French forces at the Battle of Maysalun.
		French troops occupied Syria later that year after the League of Nations put Syria under French mandate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Syria (2485 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Syria
		Following the Battle of Maysalun of 23 July between the Syrian army under Yusuf al-Azmeh and the French, the French army entered Damascus and Faisal was exiled.
		His battle against the notion of a monarchist Greater Syria forced him to sharpen his defense of republicanism.
		Their inability to agree on what they wanted in Palestine precluded the establishment of a common battle plan and quickly led to the demoralization of their military commanders and troops in the field.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Syria (7285 words)

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