battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Capture of Damascus
Capture of Damascus was a battle fought in 1920 at Damascus, in what is now Syria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Damascus. It was part of the Franco-Syrian War. The recorded result: French victory; End of the Franco-Syrian War; Arab Kingdom of Syria disestablished.
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Where it sits in the Franco-Syrian War
Record
| Date | 1920 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Damascus, Syria 33.513N, 36.292E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Casualties and losses | Minimal casualties | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Damascus AD 634, same recorded site
- Siege of Damascus 1078, same recorded site
- Siege of Damascus 1148, 0.6 km E
- Capture of Damascus 1918, 0.7 km E
- Battle of Damascus 1941, 1.6 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Maysalun 24 July 1920
- All 3 engagements of Franco-Syrian War
Elsewhere in 1920
- Battle of Warsaw Poland
- Kyiv offensive Ukraine
- Battle of the Niemen River Belarus
- Battle of Komarów Poland
- Battle of Oltu Turkey
Capture of Damascus is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509962, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article 1920 capture of Damascus, revision 1370279049, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.