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Siege of Mazagan

Siege of Mazagan was a siege conducted in 1769 at Mazagan, in what is now Morocco. It was part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts. The recorded result: Moroccan victory. Recorded strength: 592 men against 70,000 men; 35 cannons.

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Fought1769
WhereMazagan, Morocco33.233N, 8.500W
OutcomeMoroccan victory
BelligerentsKingdom of PortugalagainstSultanate of Morocco
Casualties and lossesUnknownand5,000 dead
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 Mazagan, 1769
27 placed engagements of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1769 (year precision)
to 11 March 1769
PlaceMazagan, Morocco
33.233N, 8.500W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength592 men70,000 men; 35 cannons
Casualties and lossesUnknown5,000 dead
Commanders
  • Dinis Gregório de Melo Castro e Mendonça
  • Muhammad III of Morocco
Siege of MazaganSiege of MazaganSiege of MazaganNaval Battle of CasablancaBombing of CasablancaBattle of Sidi AbdelkrimSiege of SafiSiege of MazaganNaval Battle of CasablancaBombing of CasablancaSiege of SafiRabatKenitraSettat100 km33.233N, 8.500W
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Siege of Mazagan is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 159 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116769248, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mazagan (1769), revision 1381567096, 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.