battle, major, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Annual
Battle of Annual was a battle fought on 22 July 1921 at Annual, in what is now Morocco. It was part of the Rif War, which ran from 1911 to 1927. The recorded result: Riffian victory; Proclamation of the Republic of the Rif.
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Record
| Date | 22 July 1921 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Annual, Morocco 35.120N, 3.583W | |
| Part of | Rif War (1911 to 1927) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | Riffian victory; Proclamation of the Republic of the Rif | |
| Belligerents | Riffian tribes | Spain |
| Commanders | Abd el-Krim | Manuel Fernández Silvestre |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Sidi Dris 1921, 11 km
- Siege of Afrau 1921, 15 km
- Battle of Oued Aslaf 1847, 51 km
- Battle of Wolf Ravine 1900, 61 km
- Battle of Melilla 1860, 61 km
In the same war
- After: Siege of Afrau 22 July 1921
- All 3 engagements of Rif War
Elsewhere in 1921
- Battle of Blair Mountain United States
- Battle of Annaberg Poland
- Battle of Dohorynka Ukraine
- Battle of Pookkottur India
- Battle of Petah Tikva Israel
Battle of Annual is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Morocco.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1138460, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Annual, revision 1384205013, 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.