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Siege of Ceuta

Siege of Ceuta was a siege conducted on 25 September 1790 at Ceuta, in what is now Spain; it lasted 12 months. It was part of Spanish–Moroccan conflicts. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 against 18,000 – 20,000.

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Croquis de Ceuta, el estrecho de Gibraltar y la fuerzas sitiadoras marroquíes durante el asedio del sultán al-Yazid.
Croquis de Ceuta, el estrecho de Gibraltar y la fuerzas sitiadoras marroquíes durante el asedio del sultán al-Yazid.. AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 September 1790lasted 12 months
WhereCeuta, Spain35.888N, 5.316W
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of SpainagainstSultanate of Morocco
Casualties and losses253 deadand2,000 dead
Part ofSpanish–Moroccan conflicts

Where it sits in Spanish–Moroccan conflicts

Conquest of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (1508), 1508Siege of Asilah, 1508Capture of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, 1522Capture of Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña, 1524Capture of La Mámora, 1614Siege of La Mamora, 1621Battle of Larache, 1631Battle of La Mamora, 1631Siege of La Mamora, 1647Siege of Marrakesh, 1672Siege of Fez, 1672Siege of Marrakesh, 1673Siege of Marrakesh, 1675Battle of Djebel Amour, 1679Great Siege of Tangier, 1680Siege of Mamora, 1681Siege of Larache, 1689Siege of Asilah, 1690Battle of Moulouya, 1692Siege of Oran, 1693Battle Of Djidioua, 1694Siege of Melilla, 1694Sieges of Ceuta, 1694Siege of Ceuta, 1694Siege of Melilla, 1697Siege of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, 1702Siege of Ceuta, 1721Siege of Ceuta, 1732Siege of Melilla, 1774Siege of Ceuta, 1790Battle of Sidi Moumen, 1907Battle of Sidi El Mekki, 1908Battle of Sidi Abdelkrim, 1908Battle of Fakhakha, 190815081908Siege of Ceuta, 1790
34 placed engagements of Spanish–Moroccan conflicts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 September 1790
to 14 September 1791
PlaceCeuta, Spain
35.888N, 5.316W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength12,00018,000 – 20,000
Casualties and losses253 dead2,000 dead
Commanders
  • José de Urrutia y de las Casas
  • Yazid of Morocco
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between 1182 and 1859.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1790

Siege of Ceuta is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28088235, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ceuta (1790–1791), revision 1370970424, 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.