Siege of Melilla

Wann

9. Dez. 1774 – 19. März 1775

Art

Belagerung

Koordinaten

35.30° N, 2.95° W

Description

1774–1775 siege

Conflict between Spain and Morocco

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.

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