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English Tangier was the period in Moroccan history in which the city of Tangier was occupied by England as part of its colonial empire from 1661 to 1684. Tangier had been under Portuguese control before Charles II of England acquired the city as part of the dowry when he married the Portuguese infanta Catherine.
Tangier ( / tænˈdʒɪər / tan-JEER; Arabic: طنجة, romanized : Ṭanjah, [tˤandʒa], [tˤanʒa]) or Tangiers is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Morocco.
Tánger (en árabe: طنجة , en lenguas bereberes: ⵜⴰⵏⴳⴰ) es una ciudad del norte de Marruecos, ubicada en las proximidades del estrecho de Gibraltar. Bañada por las aguas del océano Atlántico y del mar mediterráneo, es la capital de la región Tánger-Tetuán-Alhucemas.
English Tangier was the period in Moroccan history in which the city of Tangier was occupied by England as part of its colonial empire from 1661 to 1684. Tangier had been under Portuguese control before Charles II of England acquired the city as part of the dowry when he married the Portuguese infanta Catherine.
The Tangier Garrison was the land force which oversaw the defence of English Tangier between 1661 and 1684 when it was evacuated. It was part of the English Army, the de facto standing army that Charles II established following the Restoration. Charles II received Tangier as part of the Marriage Treaty with Portugal in 1661.
The Great Siege of Tangier [1] was an unsuccessful siege of English-occupied Tangier by the forces of the sultanate of Morocco in 1680. [2] Background. Since the start of their occupation of Tangier in 1661, the English had erected a number of forts around the town to help protect it. [3] .
7 de nov. de 2011 · This article reintegrates the colonization of Tangier into our understanding of the development of the English empire in the latter half of the seventeenth century. At its acquisition in 1661, Tangier appeared integral to the imperial ambitions of the restored monarchy and promised to carry England's commercial and maritime empire ...
