Battle of Wadi al-Laban

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Battle of Wadi al-Laban
DateMarch–April 1558
Location
Wadi al-Laban, Morocco
34°18′N 4°54′W / 34.3°N 4.9°W / 34.3; -4.9
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Saadi Sultanate
Regency of Algiers
Commanders and leaders
Abdallah al-Ghalib Hasan Pasha
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Battle of Wadi al-Laban is located in Morocco
Battle of Wadi al-Laban
Battle of Wadi al-Laban
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Location of the battle of Wadi al-Laban in Morocco.

The Battle of Wadi al-Laban (

Fes, at Wadi al-Laban, an affluent of the Sebou River, one day north of Fes.[1]

Background

This conflict took place in a context of tensions between Algeria and Morocco.

Saadians in early 1554 and installed a Wattasid client. The Saadian ruler Mohammed al-Shaykh recaptured the city later that year.[1] Following the return of the Saadians, numerous conflicts broke out between Algeria and Morocco, which tried to annex the Algerian city of Tlemcen.[5] Mohammed al-Shaykh subsequently sought an alliance with the Spaniards who were occupying Oran
at the time and were fighting the Ottomans as well, but the agreement failed to materialize.

Hasan Pasha, the son of Barbarossa, was reappointed beylerbey of Algiers by the Ottoman sultan Suleiman I in June 1557. The Ottomans sent the Saadian sultan an embassy demanding he recognize the overlordship of the Ottoman sultan, which Mohammed al-Shaykh refused.[1] Mohammed al-Shaykh was then assassinated in October 1557 by Turkish officers sent by Istanbul and entered into Saadian service under the pretense of being deserters. He was succeeded by Abdallah al-Ghalib.[1]

Meanwhile, the Saadians had occupied Tlemcen in 1556 but failed to capture the Machouar palace while the Ottoman Algerians were busy besieging the Spaniards in Oran. After Mohammed al-Shaykh's death, Hasan Pasha marched west, forcing the Saadians to abandon Tlemcen.[1]

Battle

Led by Hasan Pasha, the Ottoman force pursued the retreating Saadian army into Morocco.

Fez in early 1558.[1][7][8][9]

Aftermath

After the battle, Hasan Pasha decided to retreat upon hearing of Spanish preparations for an offensive from

Mostaganem expedition.[1]

Some sources attribute a victory to either Hassan[11] or Abdallah.[12] Abdallah al-Ghalib later sent an expedition against Tlemcen in 1560 but it was defeated.[13][14]

See also

  • Conflicts between Ottoman Algeria and Morocco
  • Morocco-Ottoman relations

Notes

  1. ^
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  2. ISBN 978-2-307-06107-6
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  3. ISBN 978-2-35676-097-5
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  4. ^ Péchot, L. (1914). Histoire de l'Afrique du Nord avant 1830: précédée de la géographie physique et politique de la Tunisie, de l'Algérie et du Maroc (in French). Gojosso.
  5. doi:10.3406/remmm.1973.1258
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  6. ISBN 978-1-4728-1544-6
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  7. ISBN 978-1-4728-1545-3
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  8. ISBN 978-0-313-39570-3
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  9. ISBN 978-1-4721-4590-1
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  10. ISBN 978-0-7100-6614-5
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  11. ISBN 978-90-04-09796-4
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  12. ISBN 978-2-307-06107-6
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  13. ^ The Last Crusaders: East, West and the Battle for the Centre of the World. Barnaby Rogerson. Hachette UK.
  14. ^ History of Islam: Classical period, 1206-1900 C.E. Masudul Hasan. Adam Publishers & Distributors.

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