Kert Campaign | |||||||||
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Part of the Spanish-Moroccan conflicts and Scramble for Africa | |||||||||
Spanish camp near the Kert River in October 1911. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Spain | Riffian tribes | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
José García Aldave Agustín Luque Dámaso Berenguer Salvador Díaz † | Mohammed Amezian † | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Spanish Army Regulares | Riffian harkas | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
500 killed 1,900 wounded | Unknown |
The Kert campaign (Spanish: campaña del Kert) was a conflict in northern Morocco between Spain and insurgent Riffian harkas led by Mohammed Ameziane, who had called for a jihad against the Spanish occupation in the eastern Rif. It took place between 1911 and 1912.