Author: Lenormant, François.
Title: Histoire des massacres de Syrie en 1860. [First edition].
Description: Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1861. XXIV,131 pp. Orig. softcover (printed wrappers). 8vo. - Spine reinforced with a strip of brown paper; cover stained; part of pages with faint water stain on bottom.Very rare original copy of the first edition. - Rare early source on the massacre in 1860. The 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus, also known as the 1860 Syrian Civil War and the 1860 Christian-Druze war, was a civil conflict in Mount Lebanon during Ottoman rule in 1860-1861 fought mainly between the local Druze and Christians. Following decisive Druze victories and massacres against the Christians, the conflict spilled over into other parts of Ottoman Syria, particularly Damascus, where thousands of Christian residents were killed by Muslim and Druze militiamen. Thousands of Christians were saved by Emir Abd el-Kader (1808-1883). The fighting precipitated a French-led international military intervention. [Source: Wikipedia].

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