Spanish-Moroccan War (1859)

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Spanish-Moroccan War

Mariano Fortuny's depiction of the Battle of Tetuan, oil on canvas.
Date 1859 – 1860
Location Northern Morroco
Result Treaty of Tangiers: Morocco cedes Tetuan and Sidi Ifni to Spain.
Casus belli Morrocan attacks on Ceuta and Melilla.
Combatants
Morocco Spain
Commanders
Mohammed IV of Morocco Juan Prim
Leopoldo O'Donnell
Strength
40,000 140,000
Casualties
6,000 dead or wounded 4,000 dead or wounded
Spanish-Moroccan conflicts (1859–2002)
War of 1859 – 1st Rif War – 2nd Rif War – 3rd Rif War – Ifni War – Green March – Recuperar Soberanía

The Spanish-Moroccan War of 1859, known as the African War in Spain (Spanish: La Guerra de África), was a war from 1859-1860. It began with a conflict over the borders of the Spanish Colony of Ceuta and was fought in Tetouan, Northern Morroco.

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