Capture of the Rif (1792)
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Algerian victory
- The eastern Rif becomes an Algerian province
| Capture of the Rif | |||||||
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| Part of the Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and Morocco | |||||||
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 Sultanate of Morocco | |||||||
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Moulay Slimane |
 Mohammed el-Kebir | ||||||
  Capture of the Rif | |||||||
The Capture of the Rif took place in 1792 and was orchestrated by the Bey of Oran, Mohammed el-Kebir, to capture the eastern Rif region in northern Morocco.
Since the late 17th century the Algerians were able to gain possession and recognition of sovereignty over a portion of eastern Morocco around Oujda, initially after a set of victories against the Moroccan Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif in engagements such as the Battle of Moulouya and the Siege of Oran, in which the Deylik of Algiers and Spain cooperated against Morocco.[1][2][3] Upon the proclamation of the Moroccan Sultan Moulay Slimane, the Bey of Oran Mohammed el-Kebier, after succeeding in liberating Oran from Spanish occupation, crossed into Moroccan territory under the pretext of preparing the siege of Melilla. Later developments proved, however, that the siege of this fortress was but a cover for the territorial ambitions of the Bey.[4]