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|conflict=Battle of Isly |
|conflict=Battle of Isly |
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|partof=the [[First Franco-Moroccan War]] |
|partof=the [[First Franco-Moroccan War]] |
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|caption=''Battle of Isly'', oil painting by [[Horace Vernet]] |
|caption=''Battle of Isly'', oil painting by [[Horace Vernet]] |
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|date=August 14, 1844 |
|date=August 14, 1844 |
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| − | |place=Near [[Oujda]], |
+ | |place=Near [[Oujda]], Morocco |
|result= French victory |
|result= French victory |
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| − | |combatant1=[[ |
+ | |combatant1=[[File:Flag of France.svg|22px]] France |
| − | |combatant2=[[ |
+ | |combatant2=[[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|22px]] Morocco |
|commander1= [[Thomas Robert Bugeaud]] |
|commander1= [[Thomas Robert Bugeaud]] |
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|commander2= [[Mohammed IV of Morocco|Mohammed]], son of sultan [[Abderrahmane of Morocco]] |
|commander2= [[Mohammed IV of Morocco|Mohammed]], son of sultan [[Abderrahmane of Morocco]] |
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|strength1=13,000 |
|strength1=13,000 |
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|strength2=20,000-25,000 |
|strength2=20,000-25,000 |
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| − | |casualties1= |
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|casualties2=800 killed |
|casualties2=800 killed |
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{{Campaignbox First Franco-Moroccan War}} |
{{Campaignbox First Franco-Moroccan War}} |
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| − | The '''Battle of Isly''' was fought on August 14, 1844 between |
+ | The '''Battle of Isly''' was fought on August 14, 1844 between France and Morocco, near the [[Oued Isly|Isly River]]. French forces under Marshal [[Thomas Robert Bugeaud]] routed a much larger, but poorly organized, Moroccan force under [[Mohammed IV of Morocco|Mohammed]], son of sultan [[Abderrahmane of Morocco]]. Bugeaud, attempting to complete the French conquest of Algeria, instigated the battle without a declaration of war in order to force negotiations concerning Moroccan support for the Algerian resistance leader [[Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri|Abd el Kader]] to conclude on terms favorable to the French. |
[[File:First Franco-Moroccan War 1844.jpg|thumb|left|Theater of the First Franco-Moroccan War (1844).]] |
[[File:First Franco-Moroccan War 1844.jpg|thumb|left|Theater of the First Franco-Moroccan War (1844).]] |
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[[File:Battle-Isly.jpg|thumb|left|Battle of Isly.]] |
[[File:Battle-Isly.jpg|thumb|left|Battle of Isly.]] |
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| − | Bugeaud, who recovered the Moroccan commander's tent and umbrella (equivalent to capturing a military standard in European warfare), was made |
+ | Bugeaud, who recovered the Moroccan commander's tent and umbrella (equivalent to capturing a military standard in European warfare), was made Duke of Isly for his victory. |
The day following the battle, the [[Bombardment of Mogador]] started.<ref name="Houtsma 550">[http://books.google.com/books?id=iJQ3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA550 ''E.J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, Volume 9'' Martijn Theodoor Houtsma p.550]</ref> |
The day following the battle, the [[Bombardment of Mogador]] started.<ref name="Houtsma 550">[http://books.google.com/books?id=iJQ3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA550 ''E.J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, Volume 9'' Martijn Theodoor Houtsma p.550]</ref> |
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* [http://books.google.com/books?id=xXYoAAAAYAAJ&dq=tricolor%20atlas%20bugeaud&lr=&pg=PA371#v=onepage&q=Isly&f=false The Tricolor on the Atlas] |
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=xXYoAAAAYAAJ&dq=tricolor%20atlas%20bugeaud&lr=&pg=PA371#v=onepage&q=Isly&f=false The Tricolor on the Atlas] |
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{{coord missing|Morocco}} |
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[[Category:Battles involving France|Isly]] |
[[Category:Battles involving France|Isly]] |
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[[Category:19th century in Africa]] |
[[Category:19th century in Africa]] |
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[[Category:History of Morocco]] |
[[Category:History of Morocco]] |
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| Part of the First Franco-Moroccan War | |||||||
 Battle of Isly, oil painting by Horace Vernet | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France |
 Morocco | ||||||
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| Thomas Robert Bugeaud | Mohammed, son of sultan Abderrahmane of Morocco | ||||||
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| 13,000 | 20,000-25,000 | ||||||
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| 800 killed | |||||||
The Battle of Isly was fought on August 14, 1844 between France and Morocco, near the Isly River. French forces under Marshal Thomas Robert Bugeaud routed a much larger, but poorly organized, Moroccan force under Mohammed, son of sultan Abderrahmane of Morocco. Bugeaud, attempting to complete the French conquest of Algeria, instigated the battle without a declaration of war in order to force negotiations concerning Moroccan support for the Algerian resistance leader Abd el Kader to conclude on terms favorable to the French.
Theater of the First Franco-Moroccan War (1844).
Battle of Isly.
Bugeaud, who recovered the Moroccan commander's tent and umbrella (equivalent to capturing a military standard in European warfare), was made Duke of Isly for his victory.
The day following the battle, the Bombardment of Mogador started.[1]
Notes
External links
The original article can be found at Battle of Isly and the edit history here.