Siege of Oran | |||||||
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Part of Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and Morocco | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spanish Empire Regency of Algiers | Sultanate of Morocco | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Andrés Copola |
Ismail Ibn Sharif Zidan Ibn Ismail | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 20,000 men | ||||||
The siege of Oran (1693) was an attempt by the Alaouite sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif to take the city of Oran, which was then under Spanish rule. After being defeated by the Spanish, he was attacked and defeated again by the Algerian Arab tribes while retreating from the territory.