Tangier expedition (740)
| Tangier expedition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Berber Revolt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Berber insurgents | Umayyad Caliphate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Maysar al-Matghari |
Umar al-Muradi † ismail ibn Ubayd Allah † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
High Many soldiers and civilians captured & killed. | ||||||
The Tangier expedition was a campaign led by Maysara al-Matghari, in which he rebelled against Umayyad rule and headed with his Berbers followers to Tangier, where he defeated the Umayyad governor of the city and entered the city of Tangier, which became a base for the revolution against the Umayyads.