page_title: Bombardment of Mogador
section_title: Occupation of Mogador island
hierarchical_section_title: Bombardment of Mogador / Occupation of Mogador island
caption_attribution_description: French troops disambarking on the island 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, numbering 500 men under the orders of Duquesne and Bouet, occupied Mogador island, which was barely populated and only built with a mosque, a prison and a few forts.
  All the batteries were taken and 400 Moroccans were captured in the Mosque of the island after heavy fighting, led by their commander Larbi Torrés. The French were able to release about 50 to 60 state prisoners. The French landing force had 14 killed and 64 wounded in the action.
  The city of Mogador was further bombarded from Mogador island, which was only 1.5 kilometers away. Altogether, the city was bombarded for 26 hours. A large proportion of the houses were destroyed by the bombardment.
caption: French troops disembarking on the island of Mogador, in Essaouira bay in 1844.
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