Capture of the Rif (1792)

Capture of the Rif
Part of the Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and Morocco
Date1792
Location
Eastern Rif, Morocco
35°0′0″N 4°0′0″W / 35.00000°N 4.00000°W / 35.00000; -4.00000
Result

Algerian victory

  • The eastern Rif becomes an Algerian province
Belligerents
Sultanate of Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Moulay Slimane Mohammed el-Kebir
Capture of the Rif
Location of the Rif in Morocco

The Capture of the Rif took place in 1792 and was orchestrated by the Bey of Oran, Mohammed el-Kebir, to capture the eastern Rif region in northern Morocco.

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