Capture of Fez (1554) | |||||||||
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Part of Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and Morocco and Ottoman Expeditions to Morocco | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Ottoman Algeria Kingdom of Kuku[1][2] | Saadi Sultanate | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Salah Rais | Mohammed ash-Sheikh | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
6,000 musketeers 1,000 sipahis 4,000 Kabyle horsemen or 4,000 men[5] |
30,000 horsemen 10,000 infantrymen or 20,000 men [5] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Location within Morocco |
The Conquest of Fez or Capture of Fez took place in 1554 between the Algerian forces of Salah Rais and the ruler of the Saadi Sultanate, Mohammed ash-Sheikh.[4] The battle took place on 7 January at Qudyat-al-Mahali, a suburb near Fez and occurred after Salah Reis’ two previous victories against the Saadians, one at Taza and another at the Sebou river.[6][7][8]
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