Bombardment of Salé

Name: Bombardment of Salé
Start: 1851-11-26
End: 1851-11-27

26 Nov 1851 – 27 Nov 1851 · 34.04° N, 6.83° W

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When: 26 Nov 1851 – 27 Nov 1851
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 34.04° N, 6.83° W
Description: 1851 naval attack
Naval: yes

Bombardment of Salé (1851)

Naval attack

The Bombardment of Salé was a French naval attack against the Moroccan city of Salé that took place between 26 and 27 November 1851. After seven hours of fighting, the Moroccan artillery suffered severe damage, and the French bombarded the city through the night, damaging the city's infrastructure and the Great Mosque of Salé.

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Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Morocco: French naval forces bombard the Moroccan city of Salé, in retaliation for looting of a French cargo ship”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bombardement de Salé par l’amiral Dubourdieu”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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Bombardment of Salé (1851)

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