capture of damascus meaning in French

bataille de damas (1918)

After the destruction of Baghdad and the capture of Damascus, which were the centers of the Abbasid and Ayyubid caliphates, by the Khan Hulegu, Islamic power had shifted to the Egyptian Mamluks based in Cairo.
Après la destruction de Bagdad et la capture de Damas, qui étaient les centres du pouvoir des Abbassides et des Ayyoubides, par Houlagou Khan, le pouvoir islamique est passé aux Mamelouks basés au Caire.
As a result of his perceived mishandling of the rebel capture of Damascus and the immediate aftermath, the French High Commissioner, General Maurice Sarrail was recalled to France and replaced by a civilian politician, Henry de Jouvenel.
À l'issue de la brève prise de Damas, l'une des conséquences les plus immédiates fut le rappel du haut-commissaire, le général Maurice Sarrail et son remplacement par un homme politique civil, Henry de Jouvenel.