Battle of Anjar

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Battle of Anjar
Fakhreddine by César Gemayel depicting the Emir rallying his troops to battle
Date 1 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 victory Fakhreddine captures Mustafa Pasha Beylerbey confirms the Ma'ns' governorships
Belligerents
Mount Lebanon Emirate Grand Duchy of Tuscany	Ottoman Empire Ottoman Syria
Commanders and leaders
Fakhr-al-Din II Ferdinando II de' Medici	Mustafa Pasha al-Hannaq  (POW)
Strength
5,000	12,000
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

^[1] 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.^[2][3]