battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Oued Isly
Battle of Oued Isly was a battle fought in 1876 at Oued Isly, in what is now Morocco. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Oued Isly. The recorded result: Ahl Angad victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 3,000 cavalrymen.
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Record
| Date | 1876 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Oued Isly, Morocco 34.702N, 1.927W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | Unknown | 3,000 cavalrymen |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Heavy losses (approx. 200 killed near the gates of Oujda) and 2 tribal chiefs killed |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Isly 1844, 1.3 km S
- Operation Torch 1942, 44 km N
- Battle of Magoura 1871, 58 km SE
- Siege of Tlemcen 1335, 59 km E
- Campaign of Tlemcen 1551, 59 km E
Elsewhere in 1876
- Battle of the Little Bighorn United States
- Battle of the Rosebud United States
- Battle of Vučji Do Montenegro
- Battle of Gura Eritrea
- Battle of Fundina Montenegro
Battle of Oued Isly 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 Q141342736, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oued Isly (1876), revision 1374861578, read 2026-11-14, 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.