Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Fawzi al-Qawuqji

Battles of Fawzi al-Qawuqji

Arab Liberation Army commander (1890-1977)

Fawzi al-Qawuqji is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1936 and 1948: 3 battles and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in Palestine (2), Israel (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 96 km apart end to end, 32 km between engagements on average. Most belong to 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine (2), 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine (1), ethnic cleansing in Palestine (1).

Battle of BalaaBattle of Beit ImrinBattle of Mishmar HaEmekOperation HiramBattle of BalaaBattle of Beit ImrinBattle of Mishmar HaEmekOperation HiramTel AvivDamascusBeirutAmmanJerusalemBur SaidGaza CityHaifaZahléAs Suwayda200 km32.661N, 35.219E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1936: 2 engagements2 in 19361948: 2 engagements2 in 194819361948
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Balaa, 1936Battle of Beit Imrin, 1936Battle of Mishmar HaEmek, 1948Operation Hiram, 194819361948
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1936Battle of BalaaBal'a, PalestineRebel withdrawal; The British claim victory
1936Battle of Beit ImrinBeit Imrin, Palestine11 km SERebels withdrew after a 10-hour clash
4 April 1948Battle of Mishmar HaEmekMishmar HaEmek, Israel34 km NYishuv victory
1948Operation HiramUpper Galilee, Israel50 km NIsraeli victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.