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Battle of Port Lyautey

Battle of Port Lyautey was a battle fought on 8 November 1942 at Kenitra, in what is now Morocco. It was part of Operation Torch. The recorded result: American victory.

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Fought8 November 1942
WhereKenitra, Morocco34.264N, 6.657W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstVichy France
Casualties and losses79 killedandHeavy; over 400 casualties
Part ofOperation Torch1942

Record

Date8 November 1942
PlaceKenitra, Morocco
34.264N, 6.657W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and losses79 killedHeavy; over 400 casualties
Commanders
  • Jean Petit
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Battle of Port Lyautey is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 143 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872084, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Port Lyautey, revision 1370586446, 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.