battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Marrakech

Name: Battle of Marrakech
Start: 1908-08-19
Location: Marrakech, Morocco

Battle of Marrakech was a battle fought on 19 August 1908 at Marrakech, in what is now Morocco. It was part of Hafidiya, which ran from 1907 to 1908. The recorded result: Abdel-hafid victory.

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Fought19 August 1908

WhereMarrakech, Morocco31.630N, 8.009W

OutcomeAbdel-hafid victory

Belligerents23px Sultan's forcesagainst23px Abd al-Hafid's forces

Part ofHafidiya1907 to 1908

Record

Date	19 August 1908
Place	Marrakech, Morocco 31.630N, 8.009W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Commanders	Abdelaziz of Morocco	Abd al-Hafid of Morocco

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Marrakesh 1675, 2.6 km E
Siege of Marrakesh 1673, 2.6 km E
Siege of Marrakesh 1672, 2.6 km E
Battle of Sidi Bou Othman 1912, 31 km N
Siege of Safi 1534, 137 km NW

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1672 and 1908.

Elsewhere in 1908

Battle of Marrakech is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 159 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871684, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Marrakesh, revision 1370449131, 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.