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Morocco recognises Spanish rule of Melilla. Spain cedes territories to Morocco. 600 dead or wounded: Dutch-Moroccan War (1775–1777) Alaouite Sultanate: Dutch Republic: Defeat. Release of all Dutch slaves. Freeing of the Dutch Republic from paying tributes and sending gifts to Morocco. Several ships destroyed and captured: Capture of the Rif ...
Kingdom of Portugal. Portuguese Morocco; Marinid Sultanate: Indecisive. Prince Henry the Navigator did not return to Lisbon to report to his brother, King Edward of Portugal, but rather sailed directly to Ceuta. Conquest of Ksar es-Seghir (1458–1459) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts; Location: North Africa Kingdom of Portugal ...
Monument in Coimbra, Portugal, to the Portuguese soldiers who died in World War I. The Kingdom of Portugal had been allied with England since 1373, and thus the Republic of Portugal was an ally of the United Kingdom. However, Portugal remained neutral from the start of World War I in 1914 until early 1916.
The battle was between the Moroccan Sultan Abu Abdallah Mohammed II, and his ally, the King of Portugal Sebastian I, against a large Moroccan army nominally under the new Sultan of Morocco (and uncle of Abu Abdallah Mohammed II) Abd Al-Malik I. Over 8,000 Portuguese and Allies were killed and over 15,000 were captured. [6]
Nine ships sunk by German torpedoes during World War I have been found off the coast of Morocco, experts announced Monday, marking the latest in a string of shipwrecks from the war to be found in ...
Portugal started to invade and occupy parts of coastal Morocco in 1415 with the conquest of Ceuta, which was besieged unsuccessfully three years later by the Moroccans. Then under Afonso V of Portugal, Portugal conquered Alcácer Ceguer (1458), Tangiers (won and lost several times between 1460 and 1464) and Arzila (1471).
Pages in category "Battles of World War I involving Portugal" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... This page was last edited on 14 ...
1911 C.E. — 1912 C.E. French conquest of Morocco September 6, 1912 C.E. Battle of Sidi Bou Othman July 28, 1914 C.E. — November 11, 1918 C.E. World War I July 28, 1914 C.E. — November 11, 1918 C.E. North Africa during World War I