Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Fez: contested ground

The ground around Fez was fought over 4 times between 1554 and 1912: 1 battle and 3 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of FezSiege of FezSiege of FezCapture of FezCapture of FezCasablancaRabatOujdaMeknesKenitraKsar El KebirTazaSettat200 km34.041N, 5.002W
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Capture of Fez, 1554Siege of Fez, 1666Siege of Fez, 1672Siege of Fez, 191215541912
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
7 January 1554Capture of FezFezAlgerian–Moroccan conflicts
August 1666Siege of FezFez
26 June 1672Siege of FezFezSpanish–Moroccan conflicts
25 May 1912Siege of FezFezFrench conquest of Morocco

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.