English Tangier was the period in Moroccan history in which the city of Tangier was occupied by England as part of its colonial empire from 1661 to 1684...
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Tangier (/tænˈdʒɪər/ tan-JEER; Arabic: طنجة, romanized: Ṭanjah, [tˤandʒa], [tˤanʒa]) or Tangiers is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the...
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The Battle of Tangier, also known as the Battle of Jew's Hill, took place between a detachment of the English Tangier Garrison under the command of governor...
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governors of Tangier during the period when it was under European control (1471–1684). Timeline of Tangier Tangier Garrison Tangier Regiment 2nd Tangier Regiment...
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Mole (architecture) (section English Tangier)
Canaletto. The Kingdom of England acquired the north African city of Tangier as English Tangier in 1661 as part of King Charles II's marriage settlement with...
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gatherings and events. For nearly a century after the end of English rule in 1684, Tangier was primarily a military town, the main fortified outpost on...
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The Great Siege of Tangier was an unsuccessful siege of English-occupied Tangier by the forces of the sultanate of Morocco in 1680. Since the start of...
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The Battle of Tangier in 1662 was the first major engagement between the Moroccans, led by Khadir Ghaïlan, and the English garrison, led by Nathaniel Fines...
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Tangier is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States, on Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 436 at the 2020 census. Since...
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The Tangier Garrison was the land force which oversaw the defence of English Tangier between 1661 and 1684 when it was evacuated. It was part of the English...
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Portuguese, including Tangier in North Africa and Bombay in India. In North America, Newfoundland and Virginia were the first centres of English colonisation....
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Wenceslaus Hollar (category People from English Tangier)
1649 Great View of Prague which induced the king to send him, in 1668, to Tangier, to draw the town and forts. During his return to England a desperate and...
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end of English Tangier. 1815 – Grand Mosque of Tangier rebuilt. 1821 – American Legation building in use. 1844 6 August: Bombardment of Tangiers (by the...
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Look up tangier or Tangier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tangier is a city in Morocco. Tangier or Tangiers may also refer to: Tangier (1946 film)...
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Battle of Tangier in 1675 was an engagement between the Moroccans and the English garrison of Tangier, who raided the vicinity for cattle. The English raid...
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Portuguese Tangier (Arabic: طنجة البرتغالية; Portuguese: Tânger Portuguesa) covers the period of Portuguese rule over Tangier, today a city in Morocco...
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Lancelot Addison (category People from English Tangier)
Westmorland. He was educated at the Queen's College, Oxford. Addison worked at Tangier as a chaplain for seven years and upon his return he wrote "West Barbary...
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Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport Arabic: مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة) (IATA: TNG, ICAO: GMTT) is an international airport serving Tangier, the capital city of the...
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museum in the Kasbah or citadel of Tangier, Morocco. Its site has long been the main seat of political power in Tangier. The current structure was built...
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This is a list of people from Tangier: Abdullah al-Ghumari – Muslim cleric Ibn Battuta – Berber scholar and traveller Ralph Benmergui – Canadian TV and...
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Samuel Pepys (category People from English Tangier)
involved in the administration of the short-lived English colony at Tangier. He joined the Tangier committee in August 1662 when the colony was first...
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Alexander Spotswood (category People from English Tangier)
Spotswood was born in Tangier, a city on the African shore of the Strait of Gibraltar, in 1676. At that time the city, under English occupation, was run...
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Continental) The Hotel Continental, built in 1870, is one of the oldest hotels in Tangier, Morocco. The yellowing pages of the 19th-century guestbook refer to notable...
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in English Tangier and was elected Common Councilman of Tangier in 1677, becoming an alderman there in 1679. He was mayor from 1682 until the English evacuated...
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Tangier has been the subject of many artistic works, including novels, films and music. Tanger: A Norwegian book by the author Thure Erik Lund. Jostein...
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American School of Tangier (AST; Arabic: المدرسة الأمریکیة بطنجة) is an American international school in Tangier, Morocco, serving preschool through grade...
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Jews from Tetouan in Morocco, who had previously been suppliers to English Tangier, began supplying fresh produce to Gibraltar in 1704. Most Gibraltarian...
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Toider" English: traditional dialect of the Chesapeake Bay, Tangier, Ocracoke, the Outer Banks, Virginia Barrier Islands, etc. New Orleans English Philadelphia...
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late 17th century. The kasbah (citadel) of Tangier was built right after the city was evacuated by the English in 1684 and reclaimed by Morocco. The sultan...
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Jaysh al-Rifi (section Pashas of Tangiers)
Riffians had participated in several unsuccessful campaigns to capture English Tangiers in 1680s, from the late 1690s onwards the Hamamis developed strong...
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