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Battle of Sierra Bullones

Battle of Sierra Bullones was a battle fought on 9 December 1859 at Q22672360, in what is now Morocco. It was part of the Hispano-Moroccan War, which ran from 1859 to 1860. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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El retratado fue conde de Paredes de Nava, marqués de Sierra Bullones, capitán general del Ejército y ministro de Marina (1860-1862) Referencias: GONZÁLEZ-ALLER, José Ignacio, Catálogo-Guía del Museo
El retratado fue conde de Paredes de Nava, marqués de Sierra Bullones, capitán general del Ejército y ministro de Marina (1860-1862) Referencias: GONZÁLEZ-ALLER, José Ignacio, Catálogo-Guía del Museo . Unknown authorUnknown author, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 December 1859
WhereQ22672360, Morocco35.899N, 5.373W
OutcomeSpanish victory
Belligerents20px Spainagainst20px Morocco
Casualties and losses400 killed or woundedand500 killed, 1,500 wounded
Part ofHispano-Moroccan War1859 to 1860

Where it sits in the Hispano-Moroccan War

Battle of Sierra Bullones, 1859Battle of Castillejos, 1860Battle of Tétouan, 1860Battle of Melilla, 1860Battle of Wadi Bou Sefiha, 1860Battle of Wad-Ras, 186018591860Battle of Sierra Bullones, 1859
6 placed engagements of the Hispano-Moroccan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 December 1859
PlaceQ22672360, Morocco
35.899N, 5.373W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses400 killed or wounded500 killed, 1,500 wounded
Commanders
  • Juan de Zavala y de la Puente
Battle of Sierra BullonesBattle of Sierra BullonesSieges of CeutaSiege of CeutaBattle of CeutaBattle of CastillejosSiege of CeutaSieges of CeutaCádizGibraltarMálagaKsar El KebirLaracheOuezzaneMarbellaAlgeciras100 km35.899N, 5.373W
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 12 times between 1182 and 1859.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1859

Battle of Sierra Bullones is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 143 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11908785, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sierra Bullones, revision 1370589345, 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.