Conquest of Tangier | |||||||||
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Part of Moroccan-Portuguese conflicts | |||||||||
Portuguese Tangier, 1572 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Kingdom of Portugal | Wattasid dynasty | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
João of Braganza[1] | Unknown | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Portuguese conquest of Tangier (Portuguese: Conquista de Tânger) from the Wattasid dynasty, was a campaign that took place on 28 August 1471 by Portuguese forces under the order of King Afonso V, surnamed the African.