Siege Of Melilla (1774–1775)
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Siege Of Melilla (1774–1775)
The siege of Melilla was an attempt by the Sultanate of Morocco, supported by Great Britain and Algerian mercenaries, to capture the Spanish fortress of Melilla on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. Mohammed ben Abdallah, then Sultan of Morocco, invested Melilla in December 1774 with a large army of Royal Moroccan soldiers and Algerian mercenaries. The city was defended by a small garrison under Irish-born Governor Don Juan Sherlocke until the siege was lifted by a relief fleet in March 1775. Background In 1773, the sultan Mohammed III sent the artillery commander Sidi Tahar Fenis as ambassador to Great Britain to acquire military equipment.On September 19, 1774 he sent a letter to Carlos III with this matter, saying that peace between them could only be by sea. Therefore, Carlos III declared war on the sultanate on 23 October 1774. Then the governor of Melilla was José Carrión de Andrade. In the city, there was a scarce garrison, which consisted of the fixed regiment of ...
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Hispano-Moroccan Wars
{{Spanish-Moroccan conflicts There have been several Hispano-Moroccan wars: *Conquest of Melilla (1497) *Conquest of Mehdya (1681) *Siege of Larache (1689) *Siege of Melilla (1774) *Siege of Ceuta (1790-1791) *Hispano-Moroccan War (1859–60), Hispano-Moroccan War (1859–1860) *First Melillan campaign (1893–1894) *Second Melillan campaign (1909–1910) *Kert campaign (1911–1912) *Rif War (1920–1926) *Ifni War (1957–1958) *Perejil Island crisis (2002) Wars involving Morocco Morocco–Spain relations Wars involving Spain ...
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List Of Governors Of Melilla
The following is a list of governors and other local administrators of the city of Melilla, a Spanish exclave in North Africa. The list encompass the period from 1497 until 1995. List Governors *1497–1498: Goméz Suárez *1498–1500: Pedro de Estopiñán y Virués *1500–1510: Gonzalo Mariño de Rivera (Ribelles) *1510–1513: Bernavé Pinelo *1513–1518: Fernando de Abreu *1518–1522: Gonzalo Mariño de Rivera (Ribelles) *1522–1535: Francisco de Medina Monsivay *1535–1542: Cristóbal Dabrés (d'Abreu) *1543–1546: Hernando de Jérez *1546–1554: Juan de Perea *1554–1559: Alonso de Urrea *1559–1568: Pedro Venegas de Córdoba *1568–1571: Francisco Sánchez de Córdoba *1571–1595: Antonio de Tejada *1595–1596: Jerónimo de los Barrios *1596–1603: Martín Dávalos y Padilla *1603–1611: Pedro de Herrida *1612–1617: Domingo de Dieguez *1617–1618: Gaspar de Mondragón *1618–1619: Domingo de Ochoa *1619–1620: Diego de Leyva ...
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Conflicts In 1774
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Treaty Of Aranjuez (1780)
The Treaty of Aranjuez was signed on December 25, 1780, between Spain and Morocco. Based on the terms of the treaty, Morocco recognized Spanish rule over Melilla. The treaty defused tensions, lessening the chance that Morocco would agree to British requests to declare war on the Spanish, as in 1774. See also *List of treaties This list of treaties contains known agreements, pacts, peaces, and major contracts between states, armies, governments, and tribal groups. Before 1200 CE 1200–1299 1300–1399 1400–1499 1500–1599 1600–1699 1700–1799 ... References Aranjuez (1780) 1780 treaties 1780 in Spain History of Melilla Aranjuez (1780) Aranjuez {{Treaty-stub ...
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Strait Of Gibraltar
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Plaza De Melilla, 1774-1775
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Artillery
Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and led to heavy, fairly immobile siege engines. As technology improved, lighter, more mobile field artillery cannons developed for battlefield use. This development continues today; modern self-propelled artillery vehicles are highly mobile weapons of great versatility generally providing the largest share of an army's total firepower. Originally, the word "artillery" referred to any group of soldiers primarily armed with some form of manufactured weapon or armor. Since the introduction of gunpowder and cannon, "artillery" has largely meant cannons, and in contemporary usage, usually refers to shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars (collectively called ''barrel artillery'', ''cannon artillery'', ''gun artillery'', or - a layman t ...
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