• The battle of Melilla took place in February 1860, during the Spanish-Moroccan War, when the Spanish garrison of Melilla suffered a fiasco caused by Riffian...
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    Melilla (/mɛˈliːjə/ mel-EE-yə, Spanish: [meˈliʝa] ; Tarifit: Mřič) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side...
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  • The Battle of Tetuán (Arabic: معركة تطوان, Spanish: Batalla de Tetuán) was fought on 4 to 6 February 1860, near Tetuán, Morocco, between a Spanish army...
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  • brought an end to royal monopolies. Since 1840, the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla often experienced attacks by Riffian tribesmen, especially in 1844...
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    servant and translator in the Spanish Office of Indigenous Affairs in Melilla and one of the leaders of the tribe of the Aith Ouriaghel. On 15 January 1921...
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    over the Riffians. A popular song of the time called "Melilla is no longer Melilla," where some lyrics are "Melilla is a slaughterhouse, where the Spanish...
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    Rif War (redirect from War of Melilla)
    mines near Melilla were attacked by Riffian tribesmen. This incident led to the summoning of reinforcements from Spain itself. A series of skirmishes...
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    Second Melillan campaign (category History of Melilla)
    de Melilla ) was a conflict in 1909 in northern Morocco around Melilla. The fighting involved local Riffians and the Spanish Army. The Treaty of Peace...
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    regaining of the territory in Melilla lost after the Battle of Annual in 1921. In 1922, he was assigned to investigate corruption in the army command of Larache...
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    32°51′27″N 05°37′21″W / 32.85750°N 5.62250°W / 32.85750; -5.62250 The Battle of El Herri (also known as Elhri) was fought between France and the Berber...
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    siege of Melilla was an attempt by the Sultanate of Morocco, supported by Great Britain and Algerian mercenaries, to capture the Spanish fortress of Melilla...
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    Rif (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024)
    Rusadir (now Melilla) and (in the 5th century BC) Tingi (now Tangier). After the Third Punic War, the coast of North Africa came under the control of Rome, and...
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    Treaty of Wad Ras (1860), after Abd al-Rahman found himself unable to control the moroccan tribes which raided Ceuta´s hinterland. As a result, Melilla´s perimeter...
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    1497 C.E. Conquest of Melilla 1603 C.E. — 1627 C.E. War of the Saadi Dynasty Succession September 1627 C.E. Civil War During the Reign of Zidan al-Nasir 1492...
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    Perejil Island (category Territorial disputes of Morocco)
    restated its recognition of Spanish sovereignty over the exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.[citation needed] On the morning of 18 July 2002, Spain launched...
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    destaca el libro Campañas en el Rif y Yebala" del General Berenguer". Melilla Hoy. 1 December 2017. Ramos Oliver 2013, p. 175. González Sánchez 1985...
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    First Melillan campaign (category History of Melilla)
    Melillan Campaign, also called the Melilla War or the Margallo War (after Juan García y Margallo, the Spanish governor of Melilla whose defeat and death infuriated...
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    Juan Picasso González (category Spanish military personnel of the Rif War)
    final conquest of the Nasri Spanish Kingdom of Granada, circa 1035 - 1492. The town of Melilla was at that time ruled by the Kingdom of Fes, under the...
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    Mohammed Ameziane (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024)
    defeat on 27 July 1909 in the battle of "Aghazar n Ouchen" or Barranco del Lobo (Wolf's Ravine) 4 km away from Melilla, where 17 Spanish officers (including...
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    2012 Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera incident (category Battles and conflicts without fatalities)
    occupation of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera by a group of activists from the Coordination Committee for the Liberation of Ceuta and Melilla commanded...
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    coast of Guánica. After controlling the first skirmish, the Americans advanced to Coamo, where they engaged Puerto Rican and Spanish troops in battle. The...
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    Paul Prosper Henrys (category French Army generals of World War I)
    cavalry commander of units in Morocco 27/07/16-20/05/17 - commander of 59th infantry division (reserve) 20/05/17-12/12/17 - commander of 17th army corps...
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    conflicts with Morocco, such as the Battle of Isly with France in 1844 and the Battle of Tetuan with Spain in 1860. He was succeeded by his son Hassan...
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    Mohamed Meziane (category Defence ministers of Morocco)
    took the side of the rebel faction and in his first battle of the Spanish Civil War, he stormed the seaplane base of Atalayón in Melilla where the commanders...
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  • (Reconquista) First Battle of Acentejo – 1494 Battle of Aguere – 1494 Second Battle of Acentejo – 1494 Conquest of Melilla – 1497 – Reconquista Battle of Tordesillas...
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    indemnity—far greater the balance of the Makhzen's treasury; the territories of the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla were extended further into Moroccan...
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    The Capture of La Mámora was a successful Spanish raid, commanded by Admiral Luis Fajardo y Chacón, on the town of La Mamora, south of El Araich in August...
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    east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera...
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    The battle of Larache occurred on February 7, 1631, when the forces of Sidi M'hamed el-Ayachi ambushed a detachment of the Spanish garrison of Larache...
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