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Events on Saturday 24 July 1920 1
1920Battle of MaysalunFrench forces defeat Arab army, ending Kingdom of SyriaFrench troops defeated the army of the short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria at Maysalun, near Damascus, ending King Faisal's rule. France subsequently established the Mandate for Syria. The defeat is remembered in Syria as a symbol of resistance to colonial occupation.