Line Of Druse Camels In Desert
by Bettmann
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Line Of Druse Camels In Desert
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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(Original Caption) 12/21/1925-Rachnya, Syria- A Druse caravan carrying off loot from the city of Rachnya in Syria which was under siege for four days by the Druse. A small force of 250 French troops held out against the tribesmen, some 2,000 in number, until reinforcements arrived. The Druse loaded 500 camels with loot and many of them tore uniforms from the bodies of dead French troops, dressing themselves in the uniforms.
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