Capture of Fez (1576)

Capture of Fez
Part of the Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and Morocco

Ottoman miniature depicting the capture of Morocco under the command of the Algerian governor Ramazan Pasha
DateMarch 1576
Location
Fez, Saadi Sultanate
34°18′N 4°54′W / 34.3°N 4.9°W / 34.3; -4.9
Result

Regency of Algiers victory

  • Algerian-Ottoman force conquers Fez and then Marrakesh
  • Abd al-Malek assumes rule over Morocco as an Ottoman vassal
Belligerents
Saadi Sultanate Regency of Algiers
Kingdom of Kuku
Saadian (dissidents)
Commanders and leaders
Mulay Muhammed Abd al-Malek
Ramazan Pasha
Strength
Turkish sources: 60,000 Turkish sources: 14,700
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Capture of Fez
Location of capture of Fez in Morocco.

The Capture of Fez occurred in 1576 at the Moroccan city of Fez, when an Algerian-Ottoman force from the Regency of Algiers supported the prince Abd al-Malik in gaining the throne of the Saadi Sultanate against his nephew and rival claimant Mulay Muhammed al-Mutawakkil in exchange for making the Sultanate an Ottoman vassal.

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