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Expedition of Larache
Date25–28 June 1765
Location
Larache, Morocco
Result Moroccan victory
Belligerents
Larache expedition Kingdom of France Sultanate of Morocco
Commanders and leaders
Larache expedition Duchaffault de Besné Mohammed III
Strength
16 warships[1]
Several vessels[2]
Unknown
Casualties and losses
200 killed[3]
49 captured[3]
300 lost[4]
7 ships captured[5]
30 killed[6]

The Expedition of Larache occurred in June 1765 when French Navy Marines attempted to invade the Moroccan city of Larache following a bombardment of Salé and Rabat.[7] It is an example of the sporadic failure of Western arms against local forces in colonial campaigns.[8]

  1. ^ Bidé de Maurville 1775, p. 34.
  2. ^ Bidé de Maurville 1775, p. 20.
  3. ^ a b Monaque 2009, p. 89.
  4. ^ Lewis 1980, p. 43.
  5. ^ Bidé de Maurville 1775, p. 21.
  6. ^ Bidé de Maurville 1775, p. 25.
  7. ^ Note to The History and Description of Africa and of the Notable Things Therein Leo Africanus, p.616
  8. ^ From Louis XIV to Napoleon: the fate of a great power Jeremy Black p.200

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