Event 1860 Mount Lebanon civil war

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23 May - 11 July 1860: culmination of a peasant uprising, which began in the north of Mount Lebanon as a rebellion of Maronite peasants against their Druze overlords, and culminated in a massacre in Damascus. It soon spread to the south of the country where the rebellion changed its character, with Druze turning against the Maronite Christians.

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  • May 1860: 23 May - 11 July 1860: A peasant uprising, which began in the north of Mount Lebanon as a rebellion of Maronite peasants against their Druze overlords, culminated in a massacre in Damascus. It soon spread to the south of the country where the rebellion changed its character, with Druze turning against the Maronite Christians.