Battle of Tétouan
| Battle of Tétouan | |||||||
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| Part of the Hispano–Moroccan War (1859–1860) | |||||||
The Battle of Tétouan Marià Fortuny, 1862–1864 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spain | Morocco | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Leopoldo O'Donnell Antonio Ros Olano |
Muhammad IV Mawlay Abbas | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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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 Hispano–Moroccan War of 1859–1860.