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Franco-Syrian War: At the Battle of Maysalun forces of the Arab Kingdom of Syria were defeated by a French army moving to occupy the territory allocated to them by the San Remo conference.
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Franco-Syrian War
1920 war in the Middle East
The Franco-Syrian War took place during 1920 between France and the Hashemite rulers of the newly established Arab Kingdom of Syria. During a series of engagements, which climaxed in the Battle of Maysalun, French forces defeated the forces of the Hashemite monarch King Faisal,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Maysalun
1920 battle of the Franco-Syrian War
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Arab Kingdom of Syria
1919–1920 self-proclaimed state
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San Remo conference
1920 meeting on post-WWI Ottoman territories
The San Remo conference was an international meeting of the post-World War I Allied Supreme Council as an outgrowth of the Paris Peace Conference, held at Castle Devachan in Sanremo, Italy, from 19 to 26 April 1920. The San Remo Resolution passed on 25 April 1920 determined the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)