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Franco-Moroccan War
1844 war between France and Morocco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Franco-Moroccan War (disambiguation).
The Franco-Moroccan War (Arabic: الحرب الفرنسية المغربية, French: Guerre franco-marocaine) was fought between the Kingdom of France and the Sultanate of Morocco from 6 August to 10 September 1844. The principal cause of war was the retreat of Algerian resistance leader Abd al-Kader into Morocco following French victories over many of his tribal supporters during the French conquest of Algeria and the refusal of the Sultan of Morocco Moulay Abd al-Rahman to abandon the cause of Abd al-Kader against colonial occupation.[1][2]
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15,000 troops 15 warships |
40,000 cavalry 300 artillery | ||||||||
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41+ killed 163 wounded |
1,150 killed 28 cannons lost |
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