Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
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Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts refer to a series of battles between Morocco and Portugal throughout history including Battle of Tangier, Fall of Agadir and other battles and sieges in the Moroccan coast.
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Moroccan–Portuguese Conflicts | |||||||
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Portuguese possessions in Morocco. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Portuguese Empire | Sultanate of Morocco | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John I Afonso V Sebastian I Henry the Navigator Pedro de Meneses John of Reguengos Prince Ferdinand Prince John Jaime of Braganza Ferdinand Magellan Abdallah Mohammed Thomas Stukley |
Abu Said Uthman III Yahya I Mohammed I Abdallah al-Ghalib Abd al-Malik I Abd al-Malik II Mohammed III Salah ben Salah Yahya al-Wattasi Zayam of Azemmour Ahmad al-Mansur Muhammad VIII |
The first military conflict, in 21 August 1415, took the form of a surprise assault on Ceuta by 45,000 Portuguese soldiers who traveled on 200 ships.[1][2] It was later followed by the Siege of Ceuta in 1419. These events marked the beginning of the decline of the Marinid Sultanate and the start of the Portuguese Empire.
The major battle, Battle of Alcácer Quibir, fought at Ksar-el-Kebir on 4 August 1578, was a catalyst for the 1580 Portuguese succession crisis. This resulted in a dynastic union between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Spain.[3][4]
The conflicts ended when Portugal lost Mazagan (El Jadida) in 1769 to the 'Alawite Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah.[5]