Main article: 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
The Battle of Balaa took place on 3 September 1936, when Arab rebels ambushed a detachement of the British Army's Royal Lincolnshire Regiment near the village of Bal'a. The rebels, mostly well-disciplined and well-equppied 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]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Battle of Bala". Royal Lincolnshire Regiment. http://www.thelincolnshireregiment.org/malta+palestine.shtml. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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