battle, early modern

Battle of Tangier

Name: Battle of Tangier
Location: Morocco

Battle of Tangier was a battle fought in 1662 in what is now Morocco. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q55611175. The recorded result: Moroccan victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 men against 500 men.

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Fought1662

WhereMorocco35.769N, 5.804W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMoroccan victory

BelligerentsMoroccoagainstKingdom of England

Casualties and lossesUnknownand300 killed

Part ofQ55611175

Where it sits in Q55611175

3 placed engagements of Q55611175 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1662 (year precision)
Place	Morocco 35.769N, 5.804W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	5,000 men	500 men
Casualties and losses	Unknown	300 killed
Commanders	Khadir Ghaïlan

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Wad-Ras 1860, 18 km SW
Action of 16 March 1782 1782, 18 km NW
Battle of Cape Spartel 1782, 20 km NW
Action of 24 June 1618 1618, 24 km NE
Siege of Tarifa 1811, 33 km NE

In the same war

After: Battle of Tangier 1664

Elsewhere in 1662

Battle of Buzhyn Ukraine
Action of 29 September 1662 Greece

Battle of Tangier is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 143 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124466029, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tangier (1662), revision 1370590512, 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.