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Capture of Fez

Capture of Fez was a battle fought on 7 January 1554 at Fez, in what is now Morocco. It was part of Algerian–Moroccan conflicts. The recorded result: Algerian–Ottoman victory; • Fez is conquered. Recorded strength: 6,000 musketeers; 1,000 sipahis; 4,000 Kabyle horsemen; or 4,000 men against 30,000 horsemen; 10,000 infantrymen; or 20,000 men.

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Fought7 January 1554
WhereFez, Morocco34.043N, 5.003W
OutcomeAlgerian–Ottoman victory; • Fez is conquered
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Wattasid Dynasty; Regency of Algiers; Kingdom of KukuagainstSaadi Sultanate
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofAlgerian–Moroccan conflicts

Where it sits in Algerian–Moroccan conflicts

Battle of Tlemcen, 1550Battle of Oued Zadidja, 1551Battle of Taza, 1553Capture of Fez, 1554Battle of Tadla, 1554Battle of Wadi al-Laban, 1558Capture of Fez, 1576Battle of al-Rukn, 1576Capture of Oujda, 1647Battle of Tlemcen, 1696Battle of al-Kawiya, 1700Capture of Oujda, 1796Battle of Oued Aslaf, 1847Battle of Moulouya, 184715501847Capture of Fez, 1554
14 placed engagements of Algerian–Moroccan conflicts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 January 1554
PlaceFez, Morocco
34.043N, 5.003W
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeFez becomes an Ottoman vassal
Strength6,000 musketeers; 1,000 sipahis; 4,000 Kabyle horsemen; or 4,000 men30,000 horsemen; 10,000 infantrymen; or 20,000 men
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Salah Rais
  • Ali Abu Hassun
  • Mohammed al-Shaykh
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1554 and 1912.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1554

Capture of Fez is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 143 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q105162351, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Fez (1554), revision 1381056688, 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.