Battle of Tetuan
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Battle of Tetuan | |||||
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Part of the Spanish-Moroccan War (1859) | |||||
The battle painted by Mariano Fortuny - a collection of Morohashi Modern Art Museum |
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Moroccan Army | Spanish Army of Africa | ||||
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Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuan |
The Battle of Tetuan was a battle fought near Tetouan, Morocco between the Spanish Army of Africa and the Moroccan Army in 1860. The battle was part of the Spanish-Moroccan war of 1859-1860.
[edit] Background
The battle resulted in the victory of the Spanish troops and the capture of the city of Tetouan.