Austrian expedition against Morocco (1829)

Austrian expedition against Morocco

Battle of an Austrian ship division against Moroccan corsairs (1829), painting by Alexander Kircher.
Date3 June 1829 – 19 March 1830
Location
Morocco
Result Austrian victory[1]
Belligerents
Austrian Empire Austrian Empire
Supported by :
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom		 Morocco Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Austrian Empire Franz Bandiera Morocco Abd al-Rahman
Strength
136
4 warships		 2,000
Several warships
Casualties and losses
36 150

The Austrian Expedition against Morocco of 1829 was a successful effort of the Austrian Navy to liberate an Austrian merchant ship and its crew that had been hijacked by Morocco.

  1. ^ Lawrence Sondhaus (2012). Naval Warfare, 1815-1914. Routledge. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-415-21477-3.