page_title: Bombardment of Mogador
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Bombardment of Mogador / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: Naval battle in front of the Moroccan coast between two Moroccan brigs and a French wheeled-corvette on the occasion of the bombing of Mogador by the French squadron in 1844. Oil on canvas Français&#160;: Combat naval devant la côte marocaine entre deux bricks marocains et une corvette à roues française à l'occasion du bombardement de Mogador par l'escadre française en 1844. Huile sur toile
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 bombardment was a consequence of Morocco's alliance with Algeria's Abd-El-Kader against France. Following several incidents on the border between Algeria and Morocco, and Morocco's refusal to abandon its support of Algeria.
  The bombardment of Mogador was preceded by the Bombardment of Tangiers by the same fleet on 6 August 1844, and the Battle of Isly by Maréchal Bugeaud on 14 August 1844.
  Mogador was an important harbour, Morocco's first seaport, with consistent relations with Europe. It had about 15,000 inhabitants, 4,000 of whom were Jews, and 50 Christian traders.
caption: Naval combat between two Moroccan brigs and a French steam paddlewheel corvette in the Bombardment of Mogador.
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