Moroccan forces

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Moroccan forces were the military units of the Sultanate of Morocco that repeatedly besieged and ultimately pressured the English-held port city of Tangier during the late 17th century.

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Moroccan forces canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military forces
besieged Tangier
commandedBy Sultan Moulay Ismail
conflict Sieges of Tangier
controlledBy Sultan of Morocco
country Sultanate of Morocco
engagedAgainst English Empire
linked to: British Empire
engagedIn siege warfare
frequencyOfAction repeated sieges of Tangier
historicalContext Anglo-Moroccan conflicts of the 17th century
languageContext English historical sources refer to them as Moroccan forces
location Atlantic coast of Morocco
Strait of Gibraltar region
linked to: Strait of Gibraltar
objective expel English from Tangier
recover Tangier for the Sultanate of Morocco
operatedIn Tangier
opposed English garrison of Tangier
partOf armed forces of the Sultanate of Morocco
pressured English-held port city of Tangier
region North Africa
result English withdrawal from Tangier in 1684
return of Tangier to Moroccan control
theaterOfOperations Tangier and its hinterland
linked to: Tangier
timePeriod late 17th century
usedTactics artillery bombardment
blockade of Tangier
raids around Tangier
usedUnitType artillery
cavalry
infantry

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Tangier 1662–1680 hasParticipant Moroccan forces
Gao conqueredBy Moroccan forces