Tangiers 1662-1684




In 1662, King Charles II. of England married Catherine de Bragança, Princess of Portugal. As a dowry she brought her husband the Portuguese colonies of Bombay (India) and Tangiers (Morocco). In 1662 the Portuguese handed Tangiers over to English forces; throughout 1662 and into June 1663 there were numerous skirmishes, then a truce was declared.
Skirmishes continued to occur tntil the British abandoned the colony in 1684, after blowing up the mole and the fortifications.



EXTERNAL
FILES 		The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - Tangiers 1662
History of the Royal Dragoons, from
The King's Own Royal Regiment
Tanger : l'Epoque Anglaise, from tangier.free.fr, in French
DOCUMENTS Rulers of Morocco, from World Statesmen, scroll down for Tangier
REFERENCE



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First posted on March 13th 2004, last revised on November 19th 2004

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