Alternative History
Franco-Arab War
Date March 28 1892 - Febuary 10 1895
Location Middle East , Horn of Africa , Persian Gulf
Result Anti-French Coalition Victory
  • Formation of the Rashidi Caliphate
  • Treaty of Tehran
  • French Withdrawal from the Levant
Belligerents
Flag of Constitutional Royal FranceFrance

Flag of Nejd (1926)Second Saudi State (Until 1893)
Mogadishu Somali States (Until 1893)

Flag of the Emirate of Ha'ilJabal Shammar

Flag of Hejaz 1926 Hejaz
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980)Persian Empire
Naval Ensign of RussiaRussian Empire
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974)Ethiopia
Flag of Nejd (1926)Second Saudi State (After 1893)

Supported by:

Flag of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Flag of Romania Romania

Commanders and leaders
Flag of Constitutional Royal FranceFrançois Oscar de Négrier

Flag of Constitutional Royal FranceLouis Brière de l'Isle

Flag of the Emirate of Ha'ilMuḥammad bin ʿAbdullah

Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il Abd-Al Aziz ibn Muti
Flag of Hejaz 1926 Awn al-Rafiq

Strength
Flag of Constitutional Royal France400,000

Flag of Nejd (1926) 40,000
Mogadishu 30,000

Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il100,000

State Flag of Iran (1964-1980)400,000
Naval Ensign of Russia750,000

The Franco-Arab War also considered as the Last Crusade was a majr conflict in the middle east which saw France face a Coalition consisted of Russia , Jabal Shammar and Persia with France only gaining minor support from the Emirate of Nejd and multiple small Tribes in Somalia.