Battle of Wolf Ravine

Battle of Wolf Ravine
Part of the Second Melillan campaign
Spanish troops on their way to Wolf Ravine
Date 27 July 1909 Location near Melilla Result Riffian victory
Belligerents
Spain	Riffian tribes
Commanders and leaders
José Marina Vega Guillermo Pintos †	Mohammed Amezian
Casualties and losses
153 killed 500 wounded or 1,000 casualties (180 killed)	Unknown

The Battle of Wolf Ravine, also referred to as the Disaster of Wolf Ravine (Spanish: Desastre del Barranco del Lobo),^[1] was a military engagement between the Spanish army and the Riffian army; the battle was a military disaster for the Spanish army.