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Battle of Wad-Ras | |||||||
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Part of Hispano–Moroccan War (1859–1860) | |||||||
Painting by Mariano Fortuny (circa 1862-1863) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spain | Morocco | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Leopoldo O'Donnell | Mawlay Abbas | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
37,000 | Around 40,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
300 killed and 400 wounded | More than 1,000 killed and wounded |
The battle of Wad-Ras[1] was a battle that took place on March 23, 1860 within the Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-1860) that, together with the Battle of Castillejos and Tétouan, completed Spain's action in North Africa to reduce the hostilities of the Riffian bands against Ceuta.