Battle of Tétouan
The Battle of Tetuán (Arabic: معركة تطوان, Spanish: Batalla de Tetuán) was fought on 4 to 6 February 1860, near Tetuán, 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 Spanish-Moroccan War of 1859–1860.
| Battle of Tetuán | |||||||
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| Part of the Hispano-Moroccan War | |||||||
Oil on canvas painting of the battle by Marià Fortuny. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spain | Morocco | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Leopoldo O'Donnell Antonio Ros Olano |
Muhammad IV Mawlay Abbas | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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25,000 men 65 pieces of artillery 41 ships | 35,000 | ||||||
Battle of Tetuán Location within Morocco | |||||||
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