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Battle of Sidi Bou Othman

Battle of Sidi Bou Othman was a battle fought in September 1912 at Marrakech, in what is now Morocco. It was part of the French conquest of Morocco, which ran from 1907 to 1937. The recorded result: French victory; Capture of Marrakesh. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 10,000.

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Entry of French colonel Charles Mangin in Marrakesh, 9 September 1912. Photograph from p. 17 of C.J.A. Cornet (1914) A la conquête du Maroc Sud avec la colonne Mangin, 1912-1913. Paris: Plon-Nourit
Entry of French colonel Charles Mangin in Marrakesh, 9 September 1912. Photograph from p. 17 of C.J.A. Cornet (1914) A la conquête du Maroc Sud avec la colonne Mangin, 1912-1913. Paris: Plon-Nourit. Charles-Joseph-Alexandre Cornet (d.1914), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtSeptember 1912
WhereMarrakech, Morocco31.903N, 7.942W
OutcomeFrench victory; Capture of Marrakesh
BelligerentsFrench Third Republic; Supported by: El Glaoui brothersagainstHibists
Casualties and losses4 dead; 23 woundedand2,000 dead; >2,000 wounded
Part ofFrench conquest of Morocco1907 to 1937

Where it sits in the French conquest of Morocco

Siege of Fez, 1912Battle of Sidi Bou Othman, 1912Battle of Bou Yahia, 1918Battle of Gaouz, 1918Battle of Tazizaoute, 193219121932Battle of Sidi Bou Othman, 1912
5 placed engagements of the French conquest of Morocco in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateSeptember 1912 (month precision)
PlaceMarrakech, Morocco
31.903N, 7.942W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength5,00010,000
Casualties and losses4 dead; 23 wounded2,000 dead; >2,000 wounded
Commanders
  • Ahmed al-Hiba
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Battle of Sidi Bou Othman 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 Q4872375, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sidi Bou Othman, revision 1373544433, 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.