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Siege of Oran

Siege of Oran was a siege conducted on 20 July 1693 at Oran, in what is now Algeria; it lasted 4 days. It was part of Spanish–Moroccan conflicts. The recorded result: Algerian-Spanish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 20,000 men.

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Fought20 July 1693lasted 4 days
WhereOran, Algeria35.697N, 0.633W
OutcomeAlgerian-Spanish victory
BelligerentsSpanish Empire; Regency of AlgiersagainstSultanate of Morocco
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 Oran, 1693
34 placed engagements of Spanish–Moroccan conflicts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date20 July 1693
to 24 July 1693
PlaceOran, Algeria
35.697N, 0.633W
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthUnknown20,000 men
Commanders
Siege of OranSiege of OranSiege of OranSieges of Oran and Mers El KébirSiege of Oran 1790–1792Siege of Oran and Mers El KébirCapture of OranSiege of OranOujdaChlefTlimcenSidi bel AbbesMostaganemTiaratAlmeríaSaïda100 km35.697N, 0.633W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1505 and 1940.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1693

Siege of Oran is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q106773425, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Oran (1693), revision 1370744185, 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.