Today is the 97th Anniversary of Al Mazra’a battle, when the Syrians humiliated what was then the third largest army on Earth. #Syria #France 
Although the French army consisted of 3,500 French and colonial troops (infantry, cavalry, armored cars, artillery), they were crushed by Sultan Al-Atrash’s cavalries which consisted of roughly 500 fighters, causing the French army more than 600 fatalities and 800 casualties.
When #Paris learned of its disaster, the Military Command replaced General Roger Michaud, the disgraced commander of the Armée du Levant, after losing his career, Roger became a Croissant seller in #Marseille until he kicked the bucket.
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