Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
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Moulay Abd al-Rahman bin Hisham was Sultan of Morocco from 30 November 1822 to 28 August 1859, as a ruler of the 'Alawi dynasty. He was a son of Moulay Hisham. He was proclaimed sultan in Fes after th
The Sultan of Morocco Moulay 'Abd al-Rahman in 1845
Sultan Moulay Abd al-Rahman of Morocco and his courtiers
Tlemcen (1875)
Battle of Isly (1844)
Franco-Moroccan War
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The Franco-Moroccan War 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 lead
Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
…French then demanded that Morocco cease its support of Abd al-Qadir and cede its eastern frontier lands to French control and, in 1844, launched the First Franco-Moroccan War. The war did not go well for the sultan. The French navy bombarded Mogador (Essaouira) and Tangier, while the Moroccan army, under Abd al-Rahman's son…
Painting of the Bombardment of Tangier.
Painting of Prince of Joinville bombarding Tangier.
Exposition of Moulay Mohammed's tent in the Tuileries Garden.
Painting of the Suffren, which took part in the Tangier and Mogador affairs.