Battle of Isly 1844
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 14 August 1844 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1844 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Morocco | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Franco-Moroccan War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | July Monarchy, Sharifian Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 34.6900, -1.9300 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Isly (Arabic: معركة إيسلي) 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, Moroccan force, mainly fighters from the tribes of Beni Snassen, but also from the Beni Angad and Beni Oukil; under Muhammad, son of the Sultan of Morocco, Abd al-Rahman. Bugeaud, attempting to complete the French conquest of Algeria, instigated the battle without a declaration of war in order to force negotiations concerning Moroccan support for the Algerian resistance leader Abd el-Kader to conclude on terms favorable to the French who demanded the Sultan of Morocco to withdraw support for Abd el-Kader.
Bugeaud, who recovered the Moroccan commander's tent and umbrella (equivalent to capturing a military standard in European warfare), was made Duke of Isly for his victory.
The day following the battle, the Bombardment of Mogador started.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Isly (revision 1370266134), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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