On their route towards Damascus, the royal party stopped at some of the towns and villages close to the Lebanon-Syria border, which had seen fighting during the 1860 conflict. The first town they reached was Hasbaya. The Prince was told that between 800 and 1000 Christians were killed here by the Druze. The photograph is signed, captioned and dated in the negative, 'F Bedford Hasbeiya'. The number in the Day & Son series is 90.