List of wars involving Morocco
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Morocco and the former entities that ruled the modern polity.
- Moroccan victory
- Moroccan defeat
- Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)
- Ongoing conflict
Marinid Sultanate (1244–1465)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Moroccan losses |
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Battle of Salé (1260) | Marinid Sultanate | ![]() | Victory
| Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd Al-Haqq | Several killed 3,000 captured and taken as slaves in Seville[1] |
Zayyanid Capture of Sijilmasa (1264) | Marinid Sultanate | Zayyanid Kingdom | Defeat
| ||
Battle of Écija (1275) | Marinid Sultanate![]() | ![]() | Victory
| Unknown | |
Battle of Martos (1275) | Marinid Sultanate![]() | ![]() | Victory
| Unknown | |
Battle of Algeciras (1278) | Marinid Sultanate![]() | ![]() ![]() | Victory
| Unknown | |
Siege of Algeciras (1278–1279) | Marinid Sultanate | ![]() | Victory
| Unknown | |
Siege of Tlemcen (1299–1307) | Marinid Sultanate | Zayyanid Kingdom | Defeat
| Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr | Unknown |
Third Siege of Gibraltar (Feb.–Jun. 1333) | Marinid Sultanate | ![]() | Victory | Abu al-Hasan Ali | Unknown |
Fourth Siege of Gibraltar (Jun.–Aug. 1333) | Marinid Sultanate | ![]() | Victory | Unknown | |
Siege of Tlemcen (1335–1337) | Marinid Sultanate | Zayyanid Kingdom | Victory
| Unknown | |
Battle of Vega de Pagana (1339) | Marinid Sultanate![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| Unknown | |
Battle of Río Salado (1340) | Marinid Sultanate![]() | ![]() ![]() | Defeat
| Unknown | |
Battle of Estepona (1342) | Marinid Sultanate | ![]() | Defeat
| 4 galleys captured 2 ships destroyed | |
Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) | Marinid Sultanate![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Defeat | Unknown | |
Fifth Siege of Gibraltar (1349–1350) | Marinid Sultanate![]() | ![]() | Victory
| Abu Inan Faris | Unknown |
Sixth Siege of Gibraltar (1411) | Marinid Sultanate | ![]() | Defeat | Abu Said Uthman III | Unknown |
Conquest of Ceuta (1415) | Marinid Sultanate | ![]() | Defeat | Several thousands killed or taken prisoners 1 cannon captured[2] | |
Siege of Ceuta (1419) | Marinid Sultanate![]() | ![]() | Defeat | Unknown | |
Battle of Tangier (1437) | Marinid Sultanate | ![]() | Victory
| Abd al-Haqq II | Unknown |
Wattasid Sultanate (1472–1554)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Moroccan losses |
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Conquest of Asilah (1471) | Wattasid Sultanate | ![]() | Defeat | Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sheikh | 2,000 killed 5,000 captured |
Conquest of Melilla (1497) | Wattasid Sultanate | ![]() | Defeat | Unknown | |
Battle of Azemmour (1513) | Wattasid Sultanate | ![]() | Defeat | Muhammad al-Burtuqali | 1,500 infantry killed 1000 cavalry killed 7 ships destroyed |
Battle of Mamora (1515) | Wattasid Sultanate | ![]() | Victory | Unknown |
Saadi Sultanate (1510–1659)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Moroccan losses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall of Agadir (1541) | Saadi Sultanate | ![]() | Victory | Mohammed al-Shaykh | Unknown |
Campaign of Tlemcen (1551) | Saadi Sultanate![]() | ![]() Kingdom of Aït Abbas | Defeat
| Unknown | |
Capture of Fez (1554) | Saadi Sultanate | ![]() | Defeat
| Unknown | |
Battle of Tadla (1554) | Saadi Sultanate | Wattasid Sultanate | Victory
| Unknown | |
Campaign of Tlemcen (1557) | Saadi Sultanate | ![]() Kingdom of Aït Abbas | Defeat
| Unknown | |
Battle of Wadi al-Laban (1558) | Saadi Sultanate | ![]() | Inconclusive | Abdallah al-Ghalib | Unknown |
Siege of Mazagan (1562) | Saadi Sultanate | ![]() | Defeat | Unknown | |
Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568–1571) | ![]() Support: Saadi Sultanate ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| Unknown | |
Capture of Fez (1576) | Saadi Sultanate | Saadi Sultanate | Abd al-Malik Forces Victory
| Abdallah Mohammed | Unknown |
Battle of Alcácer Quibir (1578) | Saadi Sultanate | ![]() | Victory | Abd al-Malik I | 7,000 dead (Portuguese source) 1,500 dead (Spanish source) |
Battle of Tondibi (1591) | Saadi Sultanate | Songhai Empire | Victory
| Ahmad al-Mansur | Unknown |
Battle of Jenné (1599) | Saadi Sultanate | Mali Empire | Victory
| Unknown | |
Succession War (1603–1627) | Saadi Sultanate | Saadi Sultanate | Marrakesh Forces Victory
| Abd al-Malik II | Unknown |
Alaouite Sultanate (1668–1912)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Moroccan losses |
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Siege of Tangier (1680) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat | Ismail Ibn Sharif | |
Siege of Mehdya (1681) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory | Unknown | |
Siege of Larache (1689) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory | Unknown | |
Siege of Asilah (1691) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory | Unknown | |
Battle of Moulouya (1692) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| 5,000 killed | |
Siege of Oran (1693) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Defeat | Unknown | |
Sieges of Ceuta (1694–1727) | ![]() Support: ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Withdrawal
| Unknown | |
Maghrebi War (1699–1702) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stalemate
| 3,050 killed (Battle of Chelif) | |
Laghouat Expedition (1708–1713) | ![]() | Laghouat Aïn Madhi Aïn Séfra Boussemghoun | Victory | Unknown | |
Larache Expedition (1765) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| Mohammed III | 30 killed |
Siege of Mazagan (1769) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory | Unknown | |
Siege of Melilla (1774–1775) | ![]() Support: ![]() | ![]() | Defeat | 600 dead or wounded | |
Dutch-Moroccan War (1775–1777) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| Several ships destroyed and captured | |
Capture of the Rif (1792) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat | Slimane ben Mohammed | Unknown |
First Barbary War (1802–1804) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Inconclusive | None | |
French conquest of Algeria (1830–1844) | ![]() ![]() Support: ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| Abd al-Rahman ben Hisham | Unknown |
Franco-Moroccan War (1844) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| 870 killed 28 cannons lost | |
Bombardment of Salé (1851) | ![]() | ![]() | Inconclusive | 24 killed 47 injured | |
Battle of Tres Forcas (1856) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| Unknown | |
Hispano-Moroccan War (1859–1860) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| Mohammed IV | 6,000 killed |
Tarfaya Expedition (1886–1888) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| Hassan I | Unknown |
Margallo War (1893–1894) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| Unknown | |
Bou Hmara Rebellion (1902–1909) | ![]() | Bou Hmara's Domains | Victory
| Abd al-Aziz ben Hassan | Unknown |
Al-Raysuni Rebellion (1903–1908) | ![]() | Al-Raysuni's Domains | Compromise
| Unknown | |
Pacification of Mauritania (1904–1908) | Emirate of Adar Support: ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| Unknown | |
French conquest of Morocco (1907–1912) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Defeat
| Unknown |
Kingdom of Morocco (1956–present)
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