1838 Druze revolt

1838 Druze revolt
Part of Campaigns of Muhammad Ali of Egypt
DateJanuary 1838 - July 1838
Location
Ottoman Syria (Hauran, Galilee and Mount Lebanon)
Result
  • Revolt suppressed
  • Peace agreement signed
  • Egyptian rule restored
  • Druze exempted from conscriptions
Belligerents

Egypt Eyalet
Chehab's forces supported by:

  • Anaza tribe
  • Wuld Ali tribe
  • Sulut tribe of Laja (since March 1838)

Druze clans
supported by:

  • Sulut tribe of Laja (until March 1838)
  • Maydan quarter of Damascus
Commanders and leaders
Ibrahim Pasha
Muhammad Pasha
Ahmed Pasha al-Mankili  (WIA)
Sharif Pasha
Bashir Chehab II
Khalil Chehab		 Shibly al-Aryan
Hasan Junbalat
Nasir ad-Din al-Imad
Strength
15,000[1] 8,000[1]
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

The 1838 Druze revolt[2][3] was a Druze uprising in Syria against the authority of Ibrahim Pasha and effectively against the Egypt Eyalet, ruled by Muhammad Ali. The rebellion was led by Druze clans of Mount Lebanon, with an aim to expel the Egyptian forces, under Ibrahim Pasha considering them as infidels. The revolt was suppressed with a bitter campaign by Ibrahim Pasha, after a major Druze defeat in the Wadi al-Taym, and the Egyptian rule effectively restored in Galilee and Mount Lebanon with a peace agreement signed between the Egyptians and Druze leaders on July 23, 1838.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference firro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Taraze Fawaz, Leila. An occasion for war: civil conflict in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860. p.63.
  3. ^ Goren, Haim. Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East. p.95-96.