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Early Modern era · 1774 – 1775

Siege of Melilla

The siege of Melilla was an attempt by the Sultanate of Morocco, supported by Algerian mercenaries, to capture the Spanish fortress of Melilla on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. Mohammed ben Abdallah, then Sultan of Morocco, invaded Melilla in December 1774 with a large army of Royal Moroccan soldiers and Algerian mercenaries.

Siege of Melilla
Siege of Melilla · Unknown, possibly Juan Caballero, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
9 Dec 1774 – 19 Mar 1775
Where
Melilla
Era
Early Modern

Topics

Spain264 BCE – todayKingdom of Spain1683 – 1873

Before and after

Lord Dunmore's War1774Battle of Bunker Hill1775Show on timeline

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