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Battle of Castillejos

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Battle of Castillejos
Part of the Hispano-Moroccan War

The Battle of Castillejos, from Illustrated Battles of the Nineteenth Century, 1895.
Date1 January 1860
Location
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain Spain Morocco Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Spain Leopoldo O'Donnell
Spain Juan Prim
Morocco Mawlay Abbas
Strength
10,000 20,000
Casualties and losses
600 2,000

The Battle of Castillejos was fought on New Year's Day, 1860, between the Spanish Army of Africa under Leopoldo O'Donnell and the Moroccan Army under Mawlay Abbas in Fnideq (Castillejos) as the Spanish army attempted to capture the cities of Tétouan and Tangier. The Spanish were victorious.

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