page_title: Franco-Moroccan War
section_title: Military campaign
hierarchical_section_title: Franco-Moroccan War / Military campaign
caption_attribution_description: English: Bombardment of Tangiers, engraving by N.E. Sotain.
context_page_description: The Franco-Moroccan War was fought between France and Morocco in 1844. The principal cause of war was the retreat of Algerian resistance leader Abd al-Qādir into Morocco following French victories over many of his tribal supporters during the French conquest of Algeria.
context_section_description: The war began on August 6, 1844, when a French fleet under the command of the Prince de Joinville conducted a naval bombardment of the city of Tangiers. The conflict peaked on August 14, 1844 at the Battle of Isly, which took place near Oujda.  A large Moroccan force led by the sultan's son Sīdī Mohammed was defeated by a smaller French royal force under Marshal Bugeaud.
  Essaouira, Morocco's main Atlantic trade port, was attacked in the Bombardment of Mogador and briefly occupied by Joinville on August 16, 1844.
caption: Bombardment of Tangiers, engraving by N.E. Sotain.
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