Franco-Moroccan War
The Franco-Moroccan War (Arabic: الحرب الفرنسية المغربية, French: Guerre franco-marocaine) was fought between the Kingdom of France and the Sultanate of Morocco from 6 August to 10 September 1844. The principal cause of war was the retreat of Algerian resistance leader Abd al-Kader into Morocco following French victories over many of his tribal supporters during the French conquest of Algeria and the refusal of the Sultan of Morocco Moulay Abd al-Rahman to abandon the cause of Abd al-Kader against colonial occupation.
| Franco-Moroccan War | |||||||||
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Painting of the Bombardment of Tangier. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Morocco | |||||||||
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François d'Orléans Thomas Robert Bugeaud |
Abd al-Rahman Mohammed IV | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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15,000 troops 15 warships |
40,000 cavalry 300 artillery | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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41+ killed 163 wounded |
1,150 killed 28 cannons lost | ||||||||
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