Franco-Syrian War

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The Franco-Syrian War was a brief 1920 military conflict in which French forces defeated the short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria, leading to the consolidation of French colonial rule in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Franco-Syrian War
surface form: Franco-Syrian conflict of 1920
belligerent Kingdom of Syria
surface form: Arab Kingdom of Syria

France
cause French rejection of Syrian independence under King Faisal I
San Remo Resolution on Palestine
surface form: decisions of the San Remo Conference

implementation of the Sykes–Picot Agreement
combatant1 Army of the Levant
French Third Republic
combatant2 Kingdom of Syria
surface form: Arab Kingdom of Syria

Syrian nationalist forces
commander Henri Gouraud
Maréchal Henri Gouraud
Youssef al-Azmeh
conflictType colonial war
decisiveBattle Battle of Maysalun
endDate 1920-07-25
endedWith French bombardment of Damascus in 1925
surface form: French entry into Damascus

exile of King Faisal I from Syria
followedBy French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
surface form: French Mandate period in Syria
hasPart Battle of Maysalun
historicalRegion Greater Syria
location Damascus
Levant region
surface form: Levant

Syria
opponentLeader Faisal I of Iraq
surface form: King Faisal I of Syria
partOf French colonial expansion in the Middle East
interwar period
precededBy Arab Revolt
World War I
primaryTheater Syria
relatedTo French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
surface form: French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon

Syrian nationalism
post–World War I peace settlement in the Middle East
result French victory
consolidation of French colonial rule in Syria
defeat of the Arab Kingdom of Syria
establishment of the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
shortDescription brief 1920 conflict between France and the Arab Kingdom of Syria
significance enabled direct French colonial administration over Syria
marked the end of the first modern Arab government in Syria
startDate 1920-07-18
territorialChange French occupation of Damascus
dissolution of the Arab Kingdom of Syria
timeSpan about one week
year 1920

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Turkish War of Independence hasPart Franco-Syrian War
this entity surface form: Franco-Turkish War
Franco-Syrian War alsoKnownAs Franco-Syrian War
this entity surface form: Franco-Syrian conflict of 1920
Battle of Maysalun partOf Franco-Syrian War
Battle of Maysalun conflict Franco-Syrian War