Bombardment Of Tangier
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The Bombardment of Tangier took place on 6 August 1844, when
French Navy The French Navy (, , ), informally (, ), is the Navy, maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of History of France, France. It is among the largest and most powerful List of navies, naval forces i ...
forces under the command of
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attacked the Moroccan city of
Tangier Tangier ( ; , , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital city, capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Moroc ...
. The campaign was part of the First Franco-Moroccan War. The bombardment was a consequence of
Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
's alliance with
Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
's Abd-El-Kader against
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following several incidents at the border between Algeria and Morocco, and the refusal of Morocco to abandon its support for Algeria.''Navies in modern world history'' Lawrence Sondhaus p.71''ff''
/ref> The Bombardment of Tangier was followed up by the
Battle of Isly The Battle of Isly () was fought on August 14, 1844, between France and Morocco, near the . French forces under Marshal Thomas Robert Bugeaud routed a much larger, but poorly organized, Moroccan force, mainly fighters from the tribes of , but a ...
on 14 August 1844, and the Bombardment of Mogador by the same fleet on 15 August 1844.


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Tangier Tangier ( ; , , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital city, capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Moroc ...
Naval battles involving France Conflicts in 1844 France–Morocco military relations August 1844 Naval bombing operations and battles