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Siege of Melilla

Siege of Melilla was a siege conducted on 9 December 1774 at Melilla, in what is now Spain; it lasted 3 months. It was part of Spanish–Moroccan conflicts. The recorded result: Spanish victory; Treaty of Aranjuez. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 23px 30,000–40,000.

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Old engraving of the siege
Old engraving of the siege. Unknown, possibly Juan Caballero, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 December 1774lasted 3 months
WhereMelilla, Spain35.300N, 2.950W
OutcomeSpanish victory; Treaty of Aranjuez
BelligerentsKingdom of SpainagainstSultanate of Morocco
Casualties and losses600 killed or woundedandUnknown
Part ofSpanish–Moroccan conflicts

Where it sits in Spanish–Moroccan conflicts

Conquest of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (1508), 1508Siege of Asilah, 1508Capture of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, 1522Capture of Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña, 1524Capture of La Mámora, 1614Siege of La Mamora, 1621Battle of Larache, 1631Battle of La Mamora, 1631Siege of La Mamora, 1647Siege of Ceuta, 1732Siege of Melilla, 1774Siege of Ceuta, 1790Bombardment of Tangier, 1791First Melillan campaign, 1893Battle of Wolf Ravine, 1900Battle of Sidi Moumen, 1907Battle of Sidi El Mekki, 1908Battle of Sidi Abdelkrim, 1908Battle of Fakhakha, 1908Relief of the workers who were building the railway to San Juan de las Minas, 1909Green March, 197515081975Siege of Melilla, 1774
21 placed engagements of Spanish–Moroccan conflicts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 December 1774
to 19 March 1775
PlaceMelilla, Spain
35.300N, 2.950W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength5,00023px 30,000–40,000
Casualties and losses600 killed or woundedUnknown
Commanders
  • John Sherlock (general)
  • Muhammad III of Morocco
Siege of MelillaSiege of Melilla1564 Melilla clashesBattle of Wolf RavineBattle of MelillaBattle of Tres ForcasMediterranean U-boat Campaign1564 Melilla clashesBattle of Tres ForcasOujdaTlimcenTaza100 km35.300N, 2.950W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1564 and 1900.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1774

Siege of Melilla is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4337399, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Melilla (1774–1775), revision 1370743424, 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.