Battle of Anjar

Battle of Anjar

Fakhreddine by César Gemayel depicting the Emir rallying his troops to battle
Date1 November 1623
Location
Anjar, Ottoman Syria (present-day Lebanon)
33°43′33″N 35°55′47″E / 33.72583°N 35.92972°E / 33.72583; 35.92972
Result

Lebanese strategic victory

  • Fakhr-al-Din II captures Mustafa Pasha
  • Beylerbey confirms the Ma'ns' governorships
Territorial
changes
  • Mount Lebanon remained semi-autonomous
  • Territory of Mount Lebanon Emirate at its greatest extent
  • Occupied cites subjected to taxes
  • Fakhr-al-Din II invades and controls Ottoman territory
Belligerents
Mount Lebanon Emirate
Grand Duchy of Tuscany

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders
Fakhr-al-Din II
Ferdinando II
Mustafa Pasha al-Hannaq  (POW)
Strength
5,000 20,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Anjar was fought on 1 November 1623 between the army of Fakhr al-Din II and an coalition army led by the governor of Damascus Mustafa Pasha.