country, 159 engagements

Battles in Morocco

159 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Morocco: 107 battles, 39 sieges, 8 naval actions and 5 campaigns between 201 BC and 1989. The wars with most engagements here: Western Sahara War (26), Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts (21), Spanish–Moroccan conflicts (13), Rif War (13).

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159 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

159 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Contested ground 4

Ceuta 12 engagements
Fez 4 engagements
Salé 4 engagements
Marrakech 4 engagements

Engagements by date

Date	Engagement	Place	War
201 BC	Siege of Ocile	Asilah	Lusitanian War
106 BC	Siege of the fortress at Muluccha	Muluccha Fortress	Jugurthine War
AD 740	Battle of Sebou	Sebou River	Berber (Amazigh) Revolt
AD 740	Battle of the Nobles	Tangier	Berber (Amazigh) Revolt
AD 741	Battle of Bagdoura	Fez	Berber (Amazigh) Revolt
1130	Battle of al-Buhayra	Marrakech	Almoravid–Almohad Wars
1146	Siege of Fez	Fez	Almoravid–Almohad Wars
1146	Almohad conquest of Marrakesh	Marrakech	Almoravid–Almohad Wars
1248	Battle of Oujda	Oujda	Marinid–Zayyanid Wars
1250	Battle of Isly	Oued Isly	Marinid–Zayyanid Wars
10 September 1260	Battle of Salé	Salé	Reconquista
1264	Zayyanid Capture of Sijilmasa	Sijilmasa	Marinid–Zayyanid Wars
1314	Siege of Oujda	Oujda	Marinid–Zayyanid Wars
1342	Battle of Sierra Bullones (1342)	Belyounech	Reconquista
1359	Battle of Oujda	Oujda	Marinid–Zayyanid Wars
1410	Zayyanid capture of Fez	Fez	Marinid–Zayyanid Wars
21 August 1415	Conquest of Ceuta	Ceuta under Muslim rule	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1437	Battle of Tangier	Tangier	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1458	Siege of Ksar es-Seghir	Ksar es-Seghir	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1463	Siege of Tangier	Tangier	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1471	Conquest of Asilah	Asilah	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1489	Siège of Graciosa	Graciosa Fortress	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1489	Siege of Graciosa	Graciosa Fortress	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1502	Battle of Tangier	Tangier	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1508	Siege of Asilah	Asilah	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
1510	Capture of Castelo Real	Castelo Real	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1513	Battle of Azemmour	Azemmour	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1514	Battle of the Alcaides	Boulaouane	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1515	Raid of Marrakesh	Marrakech	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1515	Battle of Maâmora	Mehdya	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1516	Siege of Asilah	Asilah	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1524	Capture of Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña	Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
1533	Siege of Agadir	Kasbah of Agadir	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1534	Siege of Safi	Safi	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
March 1541	Fall of Agadir	Agadir	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1553	Battle of Taza	Taza	Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
7 January 1554	Capture of Fez	Fez	Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
1554	Battle of the Sebou River	Sebou River	Ottoman expeditions to Morocco
August 1554	Battle of Tadla	Tadla	Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
2 April 1558	Battle of Wadi al-Laban	Tissa	Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
18 February 1562	Siege of Mazagan	El Jadida	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1576	Capture of Fez	Fez	Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
1576	Battle of al-Rukn	Fez	Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
4 August 1578	Battle of Alcácer Quibir	Ksar el-Kebir	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1614	Capture of La Mámora	La Mamora	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
24 June 1618	Action of 24 June 1618	Strait of Gibraltar
1621	Siege of La Mamora	La Mamora	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
1628	Bombardment of Salé	Salé	Spanish–Barbary conflicts
1630	Battle of Salé	Salé
1631	Battle of Larache	Larache	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
1631	Battle of La Mamora	La Mamora	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
1647	Capture of Oujda	Oujda	Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
1647	Siege of La Mamora	La Mamora	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
1660	Siege of Salé	Salé
1662	Battle of Tangier	Tangier	European colonies in Africa
1664	Battle of Tangier	Tangier	European colonies in Africa
August 1666	Siege of Fez	Fez
1668	Battle of Baten ar-Reman	Khenifra
27 April 1672	Siege of Marrakesh	Marrakech	Campaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
26 June 1672	Siege of Fez	Fez	Campaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
May 1673	Siege of Marrakesh	Marrakech	Campaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
1675	Siege of Marrakesh	Marrakech	Campaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
1675	Battle of Tangier	Tangier	European colonies in Africa
1678	Action of 1678		Franco-Dutch War
1680	Great Siege of Tangier	Tangier	Campaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
August 1689	Siege of Larache	Larache	Campaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
1690	Siege of Asilah	Asilah	Campaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
May 1692	Battle of Moulouya	Moulouya River	Campaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
1696	Battle of Mamora	La Mamora	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1728	Battle of Tissa	Tissa
1745	Siege of Rabat	Rabat
June 1765	Larache expedition	Larache	Franco–Moroccan conflicts
1769	Siege of Mazagan	Mazagan	Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
1782	Action of 6 September 1782	Cape Spartel	Anglo-Spanish War
1791	Bombardment of Tangier	Tangier	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
1792	Battle of Tazagourt	Marrakech
1796	Capture of Oujda	Oujda	Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties
1818	Battle of Zayan	El Kebab
1829	Austrian expedition against Morocco	Tétouan	Austria–Morocco relations
1844	Bombardment of Tangiers	Tangier	Franco-Moroccan War
14 August 1844	Battle of Isly	Oued Isly	Franco-Moroccan War
1844	Bombardment of Mogador	Essaouira	Franco-Moroccan War
July 1847	Battle of Oued Aslaf		Algerian–Moroccan conflicts
1847	Battle of Moulouya	Moulouya River	Algerian–Moroccan conflicts
26 November 1851	Bombardment of Salé	Salé	Franco–Moroccan conflicts
7 August 1856	Battle of Tres Forcas	Cape Three Forks
9 December 1859	Battle of Sierra Bullones	Belyounech	Hispano-Moroccan War
1859	Bombing of Martil	Martil	Hispano-Moroccan War
1 January 1860	Battle of Castillejos	Fnideq	Hispano-Moroccan War
4 February 1860	Battle of Tétouan	Tétouan	Hispano-Moroccan War
1860	Battle of Wadi Bou Sefiha	Tétouan	Hispano-Moroccan War
23 March 1860	Battle of Wad-Ras		Hispano-Moroccan War
1876	Battle of Oued Isly	Oued Isly
1893	First Melillan campaign	Rif	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
1902	Battle of El-Heberja	Taounate Province
1902	Battle of Inaouen	Inaouen River
1903	Battle of Tlata an-Nakhila	Inaouen River
1903	Siege of Kasbah Jnada	Farkhana
1903	Battle of El Aioun Sidi Mellouk	El Aioun Sidi Mellouk
1907	Bombing of Casablanca	Casablanca	French conquest of Morocco
1908	Battle of Sidi El Mekki	Sidi El Mekki	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
18 February 1908	Battle of Sidi Abdelkrim	Ben Ahmed	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
1908	Battle of Fakhakha	Settat Province	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
19 August 1908	Battle of Marrakech	Marrakech	Hafidiya
25 May 1912	Siege of Fez	Fez	French conquest of Morocco
September 1912	Battle of Sidi Bou Othman	Marrakech	French conquest of Morocco
22 August 1914	Battle of Río de Oro	Río de Oro	World War I
13 November 1914	Battle of el-Hri	Khenifra	Zaian War
1916	Capture of El Biutz	Taghramt	Rif War
1918	Battle of Bou Yahia	Azilal	French conquest of Morocco
1918	Battle of Gaouz	Tafilalt	French conquest of Morocco
1921	Battle of Abarrán	Dhar Ubarran	Rif War
1921	Siege of Ighriben	Ighriben	Rif War
22 July 1921	Battle of Annual	Annual	Rif War
22 July 1921	Siege of Afrau	Ras Afraou	Rif War
22 July 1921	Siege of Sidi Dris	Sidi Driss	Rif War
1921	Massacre of Monte Arruit	Al Aaroui	Rif War
1924	Siege of Chefchaouen	Chefchaouen	Rif War
1925	Fez offensive	Taza	Rif War
1925	Battle of Ouergha	Ouergha River	Rif War
1925	Capture of Ain Maatouf	Taounate Province	Rif War
1925	Siege of Kudia Tahar	Kudia Tahar	Rif War
1925	Bombardment of Chefchaouen	Chefchaouen	Rif War
1932	Battle of Tazizaoute	High Atlas	French conquest of Morocco
1936	Bombing of Tétouan	Tétouan	Spanish Civil War
1941	Mediterranean U-boat Campaign	Mediterranean Sea	World War II
8 November 1942	Naval Battle of Casablanca	Casablanca	World War II
1942	Operation Terminal	Morocco	World War II
8 November 1942	Battle of Port Lyautey	Kenitra	World War II
1942	Operation Blackstone	Safi	World War II
1958	Battle of Edchera	Dcheira	Ifni War
1958	Opération Écouvillon	Smara	Ifni War
1975	Green March	Spanish Sahara	Spanish–Moroccan conflicts
1975	Battles of La Güera and Tichla	La Güera	Western Sahara War
1977	Battle of Bucraa	Bou Craa	Western Sahara War
28 January 1979	Battle of Tan-Tan	Tan-Tan	Western Sahara War
1979	Battle of Tichla	Tichla	Western Sahara War
11 August 1979	Battle of Bir Anzarane	Bir Anzarane	Western Sahara War
5 October 1979	Battle of Smara	Smara	Western Sahara War
14 October 1979	Battle of Al Mahbes	Mahbes	Western Sahara War
1979	Battle of Bucraa	Bou Craa	Western Sahara War
December 1979	Siege of Zag	Zag	Western Sahara War
25 January 1980	Battle of Akka	Akka	Western Sahara War
13 February 1980	Battle of Cape Boujdour	Boujdour	Western Sahara War
1980	Battle of Gueltat Zemmour	Guelta Zemmur	Western Sahara War
1981	Battle of Gueltat Zemmour	Guelta Zemmur	Western Sahara War
1981	Battle of Smara	Smara	Western Sahara War
13 October 1981	Battle of Guelta Zemmur		Western Sahara War
1982	Smara and Bou Craa attacks	Smara	Western Sahara War
10 July 1983	Battle of Lemseied	Msied	Western Sahara War
1983	Battle of Smara	Smara	Western Sahara War
13 October 1984	Battle of Z'Moul Niran		Western Sahara War
1984	Battle of Hausa (1984)	Haouza	Western Sahara War
1987	Battle of Tichla	Tichla	Western Sahara War
18 November 1987	Battles of Farsia and Oum Dreyga	Farsia	Western Sahara War
1988	Haouza attack	Haouza	Western Sahara War
16 September 1988	Battle of Oum Dreyga	Oum Dreyga	Western Sahara War
1989	Battle of Guelta Zemmour	Guelta Zemmur	Western Sahara War
10 October 1989	Battle of Hausa	Haouza	Western Sahara War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.

Battles in Morocco

Engagements by century

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Contested ground 4

Engagements by date