Battle of Wad Ras
| Battle of Wad-Ras | |||||||
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| Part of Hispano–Moroccan War (1859–1860) | |||||||
Painting by Mariano Fortuny (c. 1862–1863) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spain | Morocco | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Leopoldo O'Donnell | Mawlay Abbas | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 37,000 | Around 40,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 killed and 400 wounded | More than 1,000 killed and wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Wad-Ras took place on March 23, 1860 within the Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-1860) that, together with the Battle of Castillejos and Tétouan, completed Spain's action in North Africa to reduce the hostilities of the Riffian bands against Ceuta.