Battle of Tetuan (1859)

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The Battle of Tetuan (1859) was a key engagement of the Spanish–Moroccan War in which Spanish forces captured the Moroccan city of Tetuan, bolstering Spain’s colonial influence in North Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla de Tetuán ⓘ
armedForcesStrength Spanish forces numerically superior to Moroccan defenders ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
Sultanate of Morocco ⓘ
campaign Tetuan campaign ⓘ
linked to: War of Tétouan
cause Spanish desire to assert influence in North Africa ⓘ
border disputes between Spain and Morocco ⓘ
combatant Royal Moroccan Army ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ
commander Juan Prim ⓘ
Leopoldo O’Donnell ⓘ
linked to: Leopoldo O'Donnell

Mohammed IV of Morocco ⓘ
Rafael Echagüe ⓘ
conflict Spanish–Moroccan War (1859–1860) ⓘ
linked to: War of Tétouan
conflictType colonial war battle ⓘ
country Morocco at time of battle ⓘ
countryInvolved Morocco ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
date 1860-02-04 ⓘ
depictedBy Mariano Fortuny ⓘ
depictedIn The Battle of Tetuan (painting) ⓘ
endDate 1860-02-06 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Wad Ras ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wad-Ras
hasCasualties Spanish and Moroccan forces suffered heavy casualties ⓘ
involvedBranch Spanish Army of Africa ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
location Morocco ⓘ
Tétouan ⓘ
notableFeature urban and field fighting around Tétouan ⓘ
use of modern European artillery by Spanish forces ⓘ
objective capture of Tétouan ⓘ
outcome Spanish capture of Tétouan ⓘ
partOf Spanish–Moroccan War (1859–1860) ⓘ
linked to: War of Tétouan
politicalConsequence enhanced prestige of Leopoldo O’Donnell in Spain ⓘ
expansion of Spanish colonial presence in North Africa ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Castillejos ⓘ
relatedPlace Ceuta ⓘ
Tangier ⓘ
result Spanish victory ⓘ
significance decisive Spanish victory in the Spanish–Moroccan War ⓘ
opened the way for Spanish advance toward Tangier ⓘ
strengthened Spanish influence in North Africa ⓘ
startDate 1860-02-04 ⓘ
theatre North African theatre of the Spanish–Moroccan War ⓘ
linked to: War of Tétouan
treatyConsequence Treaty of Wad Ras (1860) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Wad-Ras

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San Joaquin Church → façadeDepicts → Battle of Tetuan (1859) ⓘ
Leopoldo O'Donnell → battle → Battle of Tetuán ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tetuan (1859)
Battle of Tetuan (1859) → depictedIn → The Battle of Tetuan (painting) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tetuan (1859)