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Siege of Jerusalem

Siege of Jerusalem was a siege conducted on 21 May 1834 at Jerusalem, in what is now Israel. It was part of the Peasants' revolt in Palestine. Recorded strength: ~12,000 against ~20,000.

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Date21 May 1834
PlaceJerusalem, Israel
31.783N, 35.217E
Part ofPeasants' revolt in Palestine (1834)
KindSiege, nineteenth century
ResultEgyptian victory; Rebels repelled; On June 7, Ibrahim Pasha approached the city with Egyptian reinforcements.; On June 9, rebel reinforcements from Nablus were defeated before they could approach the city.
Belligerents22px Egypt EyaletRebel clans of Palestine
CommandersIbrahim Pasha; Rashad BeyUnknown
Strength~12,000~20,000
Casualties and lossesHundreds killedHundreds killed; Unknown
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Siege of Jerusalem is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510117, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jerusalem (1834), revision 1370742121, 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.