| Capture of Fez (1554) | |||||||||
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| Part of Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and Morocco and Ottoman Expeditions to Morocco | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Regency of Algiers Kingdom of Kuku[1][2] | Saadi Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Ali Abu Hassun | Mohammed ash-Sheikh | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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6,000 musketeers 1,000 sipahis 4,000 Kabyle horsemen or 4,000 men[5] |
30,000 horsemen 10,000 infantrymen or 20,000 men [5] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Morocco_location_map.svg)  Conquest of Fez Location within Morocco | |||||||||
The Conquest of Fez or Capture of Fez took place in 1554 between the Algerian forces of Salah Rais and the ruler of the Saadi Sultanate, Mohammed ash-Sheikh.[4] The battle took place on 7 January at Qudyat-al-Mahali, a suburb near Fez and occurred after Salah Reis’ two previous victories against the Saadians, one at Taza and another at the Sebou river.[6][7][8] One of the objectives of the expedition is to restore Ali Abu Hassun, a Wattassid pretender, to the throne.
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