Second Melillan campaign

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The Second Melillan campaign was a 1909 Spanish military offensive against Rif tribes in northern Morocco, sparked by attacks on Spanish workers near Melilla and resulting in a brief but intense colonial conflict.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Second Melillan campaign canonical 2
Melilla campaign of 1909 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial war ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
Rif tribes ⓘ
cause Riffian resistance to Spanish presence ⓘ
attacks on Spanish workers near Melilla ⓘ
conflictIn 1909 ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
conflictType colonial conflict ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
describedAs brief but intense colonial conflict ⓘ
endDate 1909-12 ⓘ
follows First Melillan campaign ⓘ
hasEffect Spanish public debate over colonial policy ⓘ
escalation of Spanish military presence in the Rif ⓘ
increased Spanish control around Melilla ⓘ
involves Rif tribal forces ⓘ
linked to: Rif tribes

Spanish Army ⓘ
locatedIn protectorate zone later known as Spanish Morocco ⓘ
militaryObjective protect Spanish workers and infrastructure near Melilla ⓘ
secure approaches to Melilla ⓘ
opponent Rif tribes ⓘ
Riffian fighters ⓘ
linked to: Riffians
partOf Rif Wars ⓘ
linked to: Rif War

Spanish–Moroccan conflicts ⓘ
place Melilla ⓘ
Rif region ⓘ
northern Morocco ⓘ
relatedTo Rif War (1920–1927) ⓘ
linked to: First Rif War

Spanish colonialism in Morocco ⓘ
result Spanish tactical victory ⓘ
continuation of unrest in the Rif ⓘ
startDate 1909-07 ⓘ
triggerEvent Riffian attacks on workers building a railway near Melilla ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish colonial wars in Morocco → hasPart → Second Melillan campaign ⓘ
First Melillan campaign → followedBy → Second Melillan campaign ⓘ
Kert campaign → precededBy → Melilla campaign of 1909 ⓘ
linked to: Second Melillan campaign