battle, nineteenth century

Bombardment of Mogador

Name: Bombardment of Mogador
Location: Essaouira, Morocco

Bombardment of Mogador was a battle fought in 1844 at Essaouira, in what is now Morocco. It was part of the Franco-Moroccan War. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 15 warships; 1,200 soldiers against 400-500 troops; ~120 cannons.

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Fought1844

WhereEssaouira, Morocco31.513N, 9.770W

OutcomeFrench victory

BelligerentsFranceagainstMorocco

Casualties and losses14 killed; 64 woundedand200 killed; 160 captured

Part ofFranco-Moroccan War1844

Where it sits in the Franco-Moroccan War

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Record

Date	1844 (year precision) to 1844
Place	Essaouira, Morocco 31.513N, 9.770W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	15 warships; 1,200 soldiers	400-500 troops; ~120 cannons
Casualties and losses	14 killed; 64 wounded	200 killed; 160 captured
Commanders	François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville	Laarbi Torres Omar Laalaj Ahmed ben al-Shiker

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Safi 1534, 101 km NE
Fall of Agadir 1541, 121 km S
Battle of Marrakech 1908, 167 km E
Siege of Marrakesh 1675, 170 km E
Siege of Marrakesh 1673, 170 km E

In the same war

Before: Battle of Isly 14 August 1844
All 3 engagements of Franco-Moroccan War

Elsewhere in 1844

Battle of Santiago (1844) Dominican Republic
Battle of Azua Dominican Republic
Second Assault of Dellys Algeria
Battle of Tadamait Algeria
Battle of Fuente del Rodeo Dominican Republic

Bombardment of Mogador is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 159 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4940505, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bombardment of Mogador, revision 1381575017, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.