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
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.
Battle of Isly
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The Battle of Isly was fought on August 14, 1844, between France and Morocco, near the Isly River. French forces under Marshal Thomas Robert Bugeaud routed a much larger, but poorly organized, Morocca
Franco-Moroccan War
…the war against the infidels, and many Algerian tribes prayed for the success of the holy enterprise. The conflict peaked on August 14, 1844, at the Battle of Isly, which took place near Oujda. A large Moroccan force led by the Sultan's son Sidi Mohammed, was defeated by a smaller French royal force under the…
Battle of Isly Horace Vernet, 1844–1846