List of wars involving Morocco

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This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Morocco and the former entities that ruled the modern polity.

  Moroccan victory
  Moroccan defeat
  Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)
  Ongoing conflict
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Head of State Moroccan
losses
Battle of Salé

(1260)

Marinid Sultanate Kingdom of Castile Victory Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd Al-Haqq Several killed
3,000 captured and taken as slaves in Seville[1]
Zayyanid Capture of Sijilmasa

(1264)

Marinid Sultanate Zayyanid Kingdom Defeat
Battle of Écija

(1275)

Marinid Sultanate
Emirate of Granada
Kingdom of Castile Victory Unknown
Battle of Martos

(1275)

Marinid Sultanate
Emirate of Granada
Kingdom of Castile Victory Unknown
Battle of Algeciras

(1278)

Marinid Sultanate
Emirate of Granada
Kingdom of Castile
Order of Santa María de España
Victory Unknown
Siege of Algeciras

(1278–1279)

Marinid Sultanate Kingdom of Castile Victory Unknown
Siege of Tlemcen

(1299–1307)

Marinid Sultanate Zayyanid Kingdom Defeat Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr Unknown
Third Siege of Gibraltar

(Feb.–Jun. 1333)

Marinid Sultanate Kingdom of Castile Victory Abu al-Hasan Ali Unknown
Fourth Siege of Gibraltar

(Jun.–Aug. 1333)

Marinid Sultanate Kingdom of Castile Victory Unknown
Siege of Tlemcen

(1335–1337)

Marinid Sultanate Zayyanid Kingdom Victory Unknown
Battle of Vega de Pagana

(1339)

Marinid Sultanate
Emirate of Granada
Crown of Castile Defeat Unknown
Battle of Río Salado

(1340)

Marinid Sultanate
Emirate of Granada
Crown of Castile
Kingdom of Portugal
Defeat
  • The Marinid invasion decisively repelled.
Unknown
Battle of Estepona

(1342)

Marinid Sultanate Crown of Aragon Defeat 4 galleys captured
2 ships destroyed
Siege of Algeciras

(1342–1344)

Marinid Sultanate
Emirate of Granada
Crown of Castile
Republic of Genoa
Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Navarre
Crusaders
Defeat Unknown
Fifth Siege of Gibraltar

(1349–1350)

Marinid Sultanate
Emirate of Granada
Kingdom of Castile Victory Abu Inan Faris Unknown
Sixth Siege of Gibraltar

(1411)

Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada Defeat Abu Said Uthman III Unknown
Conquest of Ceuta

(1415)

Marinid Sultanate Kingdom of Portugal Defeat Several thousands killed or taken prisoners

1 cannon captured[2]

Siege of Ceuta

(1419)

Marinid Sultanate
Emirate of Granada
Portuguese Empire Defeat Unknown
Battle of Tangier

(1437)

Marinid Sultanate Portuguese Empire Victory Abd al-Haqq II Unknown

Wattasid Sultanate (1472–1554)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Head of State Moroccan
losses
Conquest of Asilah

(1471)

Wattasid Sultanate Portuguese Empire Defeat Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sheikh 2,000 killed
5,000 captured
Conquest of Melilla

(1497)

Wattasid Sultanate Castile–Aragon Union Defeat Unknown
Battle of Azemmour

(1513)

Wattasid Sultanate Portuguese Empire Defeat Muhammad al-Burtuqali 1,500 infantry killed
1000 cavalry killed
7 ships destroyed
Battle of Mamora

(1515)

Wattasid Sultanate Portuguese Empire Victory Unknown

Saadi Sultanate (1510–1659)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Head of State Moroccan
losses
Fall of Agadir

(1541)

Saadi Sultanate Portuguese Empire Victory Mohammed al-Shaykh Unknown
Campaign of Tlemcen

(1551)

Saadi Sultanate
Spanish Empire
Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Aït Abbas
Zayyanid Kingdom
Defeat Unknown
Capture of Fez

(1554)

Saadi Sultanate Ottoman Empire

Kingdom of Kuku
Wattasid Sultanate
Principality of Debdou

Defeat Unknown
Battle of Tadla

(1554)

Saadi Sultanate Wattasid Sultanate Victory Unknown
Campaign of Tlemcen

(1557)

Saadi Sultanate Beylerbeylik of Algiers
Kingdom of Aït Abbas
Defeat Unknown
Battle of Wadi al-Laban

(1558)

Saadi Sultanate Beylerbeylik of Algiers Inconclusive Abdallah al-Ghalib Unknown
Siege of Mazagan

(1562)

Saadi Sultanate Portuguese Empire Defeat Unknown
Rebellion of the Alpujarras

(1568–1571)

Muslims of Granada
Support:
Saadi Sultanate
Beylerbeylik of Algiers
Spanish Empire Defeat Unknown
Capture of Fez

(1576)

Saadi Sultanate Saadi Sultanate

Ottoman Empire

Abd al-Malik Forces Victory Abdallah Mohammed Unknown
Battle of Alcácer Quibir

(1578)

Saadi Sultanate Portuguese Empire Victory Abd al-Malik I 7,000 dead (Portuguese source)

1,500 dead

(Spanish source)

Battle of Tondibi

(1591)

Saadi Sultanate Songhai Empire Victory Ahmad al-Mansur Unknown
Battle of Jenné

(1599)

Saadi Sultanate Mali Empire Victory Unknown
Succession War

(1603–1627)

Saadi Sultanate Saadi Sultanate Marrakesh Forces Victory Abd al-Malik II Unknown

Alaouite Sultanate (1668–1912)

Kingdom of Morocco (1956–present)

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