Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
| Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts | |||||
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Portuguese possessions in Morocco | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Portuguese Empire |
Marinid Sultanate (until 1465) Wattasid Sultanate (1472–1554) Saadi Sultanate (1510–1659) Alawi Sultanate (after 1666) | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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John I Afonso V John II Sebastian I (MIA) Henry the Navigator (WIA) Nuno Álvares Pereira Afonso of Braganza Pedro de Meneses John of Reguengos Prince Ferdinand (POW) Prince John Jaime of Braganza Ferdinand Magellan Mohammed II † Thomas Stukley † Dinis Gregório Bernardo Esquível |
Abu Said Uthman III X Yahya I Mohammed I Abdallah al-Ghalib Abd al-Malik I † Abd al-Malik II Mohammed III Salah ben Salah Yahya al-Wattasi Zayam of Azemmour Ahmad al-Mansur Muhammad VIII | ||||
Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts refer to a series of military engagements between Morocco and Portugal throughout history from 1415 to 1769.
The first military conflict, in 21 August 1415, took the form of a surprise assault on Ceuta by 45,000 Portuguese soldiers who traveled on 200 ships. It was later followed by the Siege of Ceuta in 1419. These events marked the beginning of the decline of the Marinid Sultanate and the start of the Portuguese Empire.
The major battle, Battle of Alcácer Quibir, fought at Ksar-el-Kebir on 4 August 1578, was a catalyst for the 1580 Portuguese succession crisis. This resulted in a dynastic union between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Spain.
The conflicts ended when Portugal lost Mazagan (El Jadida) in 1769 to the 'Alawite Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah.