Battle of Balaa

Battle of Balaa
	Part of 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
Date	3 September 1936
Location	Bal'a, Mandatory Palestine
Result	Rebel withdrawal The British claim victory;
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Palestinian Arabs
Commanders and leaders
J. V. Faviell (WIA)	Fawzi al-Qawuqji
Units involved
British Army Royal Lincolnshire Regiment "A" Company; "C" Company; ; Royal Scots Fusiliers;	Transjordanians; Syrian volunteers
Casualties and losses
3 killed; 5 wounded; 2 aircraft shot down	8+ killed

The Battle of Balaa took place on 3 September 1936, when Arab rebels ambushed a detachment of the British Army's Royal Lincolnshire Regiment near the village of Bal'a. The rebels, mostly well-disciplined and well-equipped Transjordanian and Syrian volunteers under Fawzi al-Qawuqji, put up a determined fight, killing at least 3 British soldiers and destroying two planes. In the end, the Arab militants retreated after an 8-hour firefight, with the British Army claiming victory.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Battle of Bala". Royal Lincolnshire Regiment. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

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[ArabsAttack-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Battle of Bala". Royal Lincolnshire Regiment. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

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