What the records say
- When
- 28 Feb 1562 – 17 May 1562
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 33.23° N, 8.50° W
- Description
- 1562 16th c. military action
Siege of Mazagan (1562)
16th c. military action
The siege of Mazagan of 1562, also known as the Great Siege of Mazagan was an armed engagement that took place in the modern city of El Jadida, then known as Mazagan, between Portuguese forces and those of the Saadi dynasty, which had unified Morocco a few years prior.
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