French bombardment of Tangier (1844)

E745553

The French bombardment of Tangier (1844) was a naval attack by France against the Moroccan port city of Tangier during the Franco-Moroccan War, aimed at pressuring Morocco over its support for Algerian resistance.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Franco-Moroccan War
military engagement
naval bombardment
aggressor France
belligerent France
Morocco
cause Moroccan support for Algerian resistance to French rule
combatant French Navy
Moroccan coastal defenses
conflict Franco-Moroccan War
conflictScope localized naval action
conflictType naval warfare
consequence damage to Tangier’s coastal defenses
heightened Franco-Moroccan tensions
countryInvolved France
Morocco
diplomaticContext French attempt to force Moroccan policy change regarding Algeria
era 19th century
age of steam and sail navies
geographicalContext Strait of Gibraltar region
linked to: Strait of Gibraltar
historicalRegion Maghreb
linked to: North Africa
involves French colonial expansion policy
location Morocco
Tangier
method ship-based cannon fire against shore positions
militaryObjective compel Morocco to cease aiding Algerian resistance
militaryTheater naval theater of the Franco-Moroccan War
natureOfAction coercive diplomacy by military means
objective pressure Morocco over its support for Algerian resistance
opponentOf Moroccan Sultanate
opposedBy Moroccan authorities
opposedColonialPower France in Algeria
opposedSupportFor Algerian resistance leader and movements
partOf Franco-Moroccan War
French military operations against Morocco in 1844
politicalContext French efforts to secure dominance in Algeria and influence in Morocco
region North Africa
relatedTo Algerian resistance to French colonization
French conquest of Algeria
result French demonstration of naval power against Morocco
increased pressure on Moroccan government
strategicImportanceOfLocation control of access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
target port city of Tangier
typeOfTarget coastal city
port infrastructure
usedForceType naval artillery

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Isly precededBy French bombardment of Tangier (1844)
Morocco agreed to restrain Abd al-Qadir precededBy French naval bombardment of Moroccan ports in 1844
linked to: French bombardment of Tangier (1844)