1925 Hama uprising
| 1925 Hama uprising | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Syrian Revolt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Syrian rebels | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Maurice Gamelin Com. Eugène Coustillère | Fawzi al-Qawuqji | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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French garrison in Hama Two company reinforcements (250 men) |
Hundreds (mutinous auxiliaries of the French Syrian Legion and Mawali tribal irregulars) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| N/A | 76 deaths (French claim) | ||||||
| 344 civilian deaths | |||||||
The 1925 Hama uprising was one of the major events of the Great Syrian Revolt. It involved a rebel assault led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji against Mandatory French security installations in Hama and a subsequent uprising by residents sympathetic to the rebel cause. Heavy French bombardment of the city and the dispatch of reinforcements followed. The hostilities began on 4 October 1925 and negotiations between a delegation of Hama's leading families and the French authorities resulted in the rebels' withdrawal on 5 October.