Spanish Expedition to Tlemcen
Date1535
Location
Tlemcen
Result Zayyanid-Banu Rashid victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Tlemcen
Banu Rashid		 Flag of Spanish Empire Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mulay Muhammad Martin of Angulo
Units involved
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy losses: The entire force killed except for 70 men who were taken prisoner[1]

The Spanish Expedition to Tlemcen was an unsuccessful campaign led by the Spanish Empire in an attempt to install a client Zayyanid prince on the throne in Tlemcen.[1][2][3]

In 1535 Martin Angulo led a campaign in Tlemcen with the aim of installing a Zayyanid pretender on the throne.[1][2][3] Pinned down in the fortress of Tibda, the Spanish forces were overwhelmed by the Banu Rashid.[1] The Spaniards suffered a disastrous defeat and only 70 men who were taken prisoner survived.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The Last Crusaders: The Hundred-Year Battle for the Center of the World. Barnaby Rogerson. Harry N. Abrams “Just a year after his arrival , in 1535 , he had sent an army port another client Zayyanid prince trying to claim the throne of Tlemcen . This had not proved as easy as the attack on the elder Barbarossa brother , when the Spaniards had enjoyed the support of many of the local tribes . On their way back the Spanish expeditionary force were pinned down within the fortress of Tibda . Isolated from assistance , they had been overwhelmed by the Beni Rashid tribe . Only seventy men who were taken prisoner survive”
  2. 1 2 Iberica, Issues 2-3. Presses de l'Université de Paris-Sorbonn
  3. 1 2 Revue africaine, Volume 69 La Société
  4. ↑ Polybiblion: revue bibliographique universelle. E. de Boccard
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