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Siege of Agadir

Siege of Agadir was a siege conducted in 1533 at Kasbah of Agadir, in what is now Morocco. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kasbah of Agadir. It was part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 12,000 men.

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Fought1533
WhereKasbah of Agadir, Morocco30.429N, 9.624W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePortuguese victory
BelligerentsKingdom of PortugalagainstSaadi Sultanate
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofMoroccan–Portuguese conflicts

Where it sits in Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts

Conquest of Ceuta, 1415Aljazira Skirmish, 1415Good Friday Skirmish (1417), 1417Escaramuça dos Gazulos (1418), 1418First Siege of Ceuta, 1419Second Siege of Ceuta, 1419Skirmish on the eve of Santa Maria de September, 1429Battle of Tangier, 1437Siege of Ksar es-Seghir, 1458Siege of Tangier, 1463Conquest of Asilah, 1471Siège of Graciosa, 1489Siege of Graciosa, 1489Battle of Tangier, 1502Capture of Castelo Real, 1510Battle of Azemmour, 1513Battle of the Alcaides, 1514Raid of Marrakesh, 1515Battle of Maâmora, 1515Siege of Asilah, 1516Siege of Agadir, 1533Siege of Safi, 1534Fall of Agadir, 1541Siege of Mazagan, 1562Battle of Alcácer Quibir, 1578Battle of Mamora, 1696Siege of Mazagan, 176914151769Siege of Agadir, 1533
27 placed engagements of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1533 (year precision)
to 1533
PlaceKasbah of Agadir, Morocco
30.429N, 9.624W
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthUnknown12,000 men
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Mohammed al-Shaykh
Siege of AgadirSiege of AgadirFall of AgadirBombardment of MogadorBattle of AkkaBattle of MarrakechSiege of MarrakeshBombardment of MogadorBattle of AkkaTiznit100 km30.429N, 9.624W
Placed at Kasbah of Agadir; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Agadir is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 159 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q126727785, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Agadir (1533), revision 1381056704, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.