Battle of Lake Huleh (1771)
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Battle of Lake Huleh (1771)
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In the Battle of Lake Huleh on 2 September 1771, the rebel forces of Zahir al-Umar and Nasif al-Nassar routed the army of Uthman Pasha al-Kurji, the Ottoman governor of Damascus, at Lake Huleh in the eastern Galilee. Most of Uthman Pasha's 10,000-strong army drowned in the Jordan River as they attempted to flee Zahir's forces commanded by his son Ali al-Zahir. According to historian William Harris, the battle has been "mythologized in local historiography and poetry". Nonetheless, no official ac
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Huleh_(1771)
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2015-07-22T00:39:16Z
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2024-09-09T23:29:36Z
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