battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Zayan

Name: Battle of Zayan
Location: El Kebab, Morocco

Battle of Zayan was a battle fought in 1818 at El Kebab, in what is now Morocco. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at El Kebab. The recorded result: Berber coalition victory. Recorded strength: 60,000 soldiers against Unknown.

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Fought1818

WhereEl Kebab, Morocco32.742N, 5.523W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBerber coalition victory

BelligerentsMakhzen forcesagainstAït Oumalou; Marmoucha; Ait Seghrouchen; Aït sidi Ali; Zemmour; Aït Youssi; Ait myyil (Beni Mguild); Aït Atta

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Record

Date	1818 (year precision)
Place	El Kebab, Morocco 32.742N, 5.523W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	60,000 soldiers	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown
Commanders	Slimane of Morocco

Placed at El Kebab; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of el-Hri 1914, 16 km NW
Battle of Tadla 1554, 129 km SW
Siege of Fez 1912, 152 km N
Capture of Fez 1554, 153 km N
Siege of Fez 1672, 153 km N

Elsewhere in 1818

Battle of Zayan is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 159 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138545303, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zayan, revision 1381149987, 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.