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The oases around Laghouat become tributaries of Morocco. Unknown: Larache Expedition (1765) Alaouite Sultanate: Kingdom of France: Victory. Rout of the French fleet. Signing of a truce and a treaty in 1767. Mohammed III: 30 killed Siege of Mazagan (1769) Alaouite Sultanate: Kingdom of Portugal: Victory. Morocco recaptures Mazagan. Unknown ...
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
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 ...
Tensions between Germany and Portugal also arose as a result of German U-boat warfare, which sought to blockade the United Kingdom, at the time the most important market for Portuguese products. Ultimately this led to the confiscation of German ships interned in Portuguese ports in 1916 , to which Germany reacted by declaring war on 9 March 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]
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).
In November, military officials in England announced that a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Scotland was confirmed to be the HMS Hawke, a British cruiser sunk by a torpedo during World War I ...
This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time.