Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Marrakech: contested ground

The ground around Marrakech was fought over 4 times between 1672 and 1908: 1 battle and 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of MarrakeshSiege of MarrakeshSiege of MarrakeshBattle of MarrakechBattle of MarrakechSafiAgadir200 km31.630N, 7.988W
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Marrakesh, 1672Siege of Marrakesh, 1673Siege of Marrakesh, 1675Battle of Marrakech, 190816721908
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
27 April 1672Siege of MarrakeshMarrakechSpanish–Moroccan conflicts
May 1673Siege of MarrakeshMarrakechSpanish–Moroccan conflicts
1675Siege of MarrakeshMarrakechSpanish–Moroccan conflicts
19 August 1908Battle of MarrakechMarrakechHafidiya

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.