page_title: Bombardment of Mogador
section_title: Bombardment
hierarchical_section_title: Bombardment of Mogador / Bombardment
caption_attribution_description: English: Bombardment_of_Mogador
context_page_description: The Bombardment of Mogador took place in August 1844, when French Navy forces under the Prince de Joinville attacked the Moroccan city of Mogador, modern Essaouira, and the island facing the city, Mogador island. The campaign was part of the First Franco-Moroccan War.
context_section_description: The French fleet consisted of 15 ships, including 3 ships of the line (Suffren, Jemmapes and Triton), 3 frigates (Belle Poule, Groenland and Asmodée), 4 brigs (Argus, Volage, Rubis, Cassard), 3 corvettes (Pluton, Cassendi and Vedette), 2 avisos (Phare, Pandour). The fleet included a large proportion of steam paddleships, but most of the firepower came from traditional ships of the line.
  Mogador was defended by 40 guns at the northern "Scala da la Kasbah", 24 guns at the harbourside Scala de la Marine. Mogador island however was defended by 5 batteries, armed with between 6 and 70 British bombards.
  The French fleet arrived in the Bay of Mogador on August 11, 1844, but the weather was so bad that they had to wait, breaking their anchors and unable to communicate even between themselves. Once the weather abated, the French Navy first took up firing positions on 15 August. They were fired upon by the Moroccan batteries first upon taking their positions. After one hour, the French batteries responded, and exchanges lasted for about 3 hours. The batteries of the city were silenced one by one, but the batteries on Mogador island remained active, requiring a landing to clear them out.
caption: Bombardment of Mogador. Cannons and naval mortar were both used.
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