Battle of Tétouan

Battle of Tétouan
Part of the Spanish-Moroccan War

Oil on canvas painting of the battle by Marià Fortuny.
Date4 February 1860
Location
Tétouan, Morocco
35°34′25.514″N 5°19′49.548″W / 35.57375389°N 5.33043000°W / 35.57375389; -5.33043000
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Leopoldo O'Donnell
Antonio Ros Olano		 Muhammad IV
Mawlay Abbas
Strength
25,000 men
65 pieces of artillery
41 ships		 35,000
Battle of Tetuán
Location within Morocco

The Battle of Tétouan (Arabic: معركة تطوان, Spanish: Batalla de Tetuán) was fought from 4 to 6 February 1860, near Tétouan, Morocco, between a Spanish army sent to North Africa and the tribal levies which at the time made up the Moroccan Army. The battle was part of the Spanish-Moroccan War of 1859–1860.

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