Battle of Tétouan

Overview

The Battle of Tétouan was fought from 4 to 6 February 1860, near Tétouan, Morocco, between a Spanish Army sent to North Africa and the tribal levies which at the time made up the Moroccan Army. The battle was part of the Hispano–Moroccan War of 1859–1860.

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Significance

The Battle of Tétouan, fought over three days in early February 1860, was a central engagement of the Hispano-Moroccan War of 1859–1860. A Spanish army of approximately 25,000 troops under Leopoldo O'Donnell and Antonio Ros Olano faced Moroccan tribal levies numbering around 35,000, commanded by Muhammad IV and Mawlay Abbas, near the city of Tétouan. The battle's outcome bore directly on Spain's ability to press its campaign in northern Morocco, with Tétouan itself as a principal objective of the expedition. The engagement represented one of the decisive confrontations between a European professional army and Morocco's tribal military structure during this period of Spanish assertiveness in North Africa.

Forces & casualties

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