Syrian Campaign

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Syrian_Campaign

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Syria-Lebanon_Campaign
gptkbp:casualties	Vichy French: ~6,000 killed, wounded, or captured Allied: ~2,000 killed or wounded
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Henri_Dentz gptkb:Henry_Maitland_Wilson
gptkbp:endDate	14 July 1941
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Allied_occupation_of_Syria_and_Lebanon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Syrian Campaign
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:Australia gptkb:India gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:Vichy_France gptkb:French_colonial_troops gptkb:Free_France
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Lebanon gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Damascus gptkb:Battle_of_Kissoué gptkb:Battle_of_Palmyra gptkb:Battle_of_Beirut
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Iraqi_revolt
gptkbp:purpose	to prevent Axis powers from using Syria and Lebanon as bases
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	secured the Middle East for the Allies
gptkbp:startDate	8 June 1941
gptkbp:treaty	gptkb:Armistice_of_Saint_Jean_d'Acre
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Muhammad_Ali_of_Egypt gptkb:Mehmed_Ali_Pasha
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6