Battle of Balaa
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Battle of Balaa | |||||||
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Part of 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Palestinian Arabs | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
J. V. Faviell (WIA)[1] | Fawzi al-Qawuqji[1] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Transjordanians Syrian volunteers[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed 5 wounded 2 aircraft shot down[1] | 8 killed[1] |
The Battle of Balaa took place on 3 September 1936, when Arab rebels ambushed a detachment of the British Army's Royal Lincolnshire Regiment near the village of Bal'a. The rebels, mostly well-disciplined and well-equipped Transjordanian and Syrian volunteers under Fawzi al-Qawuqji, put up a determined fight, killing at least 3 British soldiers and destroying two planes. In the end, the Arab militants retreated after an 8-hour firefight, with the British Army claiming victory.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Battle of Bala". Royal Lincolnshire Regiment. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2017.