First Franco - Moroccan war

First Franco - Moroccan war was an 11-day war that began on August 6, 1844. France was a powerful military force in the 1840s that conquered large swaths of land/area and Algeria was one of those places. But they were met with constant threats from the Algerian resistance led by Abd al-Qadir. During a battle between French supporters and Abd al-Qadir, the resistance leader escaped to Morocco. The French chased him into Morocco and demanded that the Moroccan leader, Sultan Abd al-Rahman stop supporting Abd al-Qadir and fortify his borders to avoid further incursions. France establishes a base for the army in Lalla-Mania. The Alawi tribesmen attacked the army but were repelled by the superior French army. A sense of jihad began to spread throughout Morocco against the French.

When the First Franco - Moroccan war took place, the French navy bombarded the city of Tangiers, and the war against Morocco began. But when the king's son Sīdī Mohammed assembled a large Moroccan force against the smaller French force and was defeated, the war was almost over. By August 17, 1844, the French had won this short war and Morocco had no choice but to accept the French demands. Sultan Abd al-Rahman outlawed Abd al-Qadir and established a tighter border with Algeria. This war is considered one of the shortest wars in history that had a devastating human cost and resulted in the deaths of 34 French and 870 Moroccans.

• Date: 6 - 17 August 1844
• Location: Morocco
• Result: French victory