Battle of Tres Forcas

The Battle of Tres Forcas was a battle on 7 August 1856 between boat crews from the Prussian Navy corvette SMS Danzig and the Berber Riffians. It occurred at Cape Tres Forcas in Morocco, and was one of the first examples of Prussian or German gunboat diplomacy.

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1856  Wikidata
naval battle, Sharifian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Morocco, 

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1856-08-07T00:00:00Z

1856-08-07T00:00:00Z

1856 Battle of Tres Forcas

1694-09-03T00:00:00Z

1696-01-01T00:00:00Z

1694 — 1696 Siege of Melilla

1697-04-27T00:00:00Z

1697-05-01T00:00:00Z

1697 Siege of Melilla

1774-12-09T00:00:00Z

1775-03-19T00:00:00Z

1774 — 1775 Siege of Melilla

1860-02-09T00:00:00Z

1860-02-09T00:00:00Z

1860 Battle of Melilla

1909-07-18T00:00:00Z

1909-07-27T00:00:00Z

1909 Battle of Wolf Ravine

1936-07-17T00:00:00Z

1936-07-18T00:00:00Z

1936 July 1936 military uprising in Melilla

1941-09-21T00:00:00Z

1941-09-21T00:00:00Z

1941 Mediterranean U-boat Campaign

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Hans Petersen - Prinz Adalber onboard of SMS Danzig by Tres Forcas,1856

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1694	Siege of Melilla	siege, Hispanic Monarchy, Sharifian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1697	Siege of Melilla	siege, Hispanic Monarchy, Sharifian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1774	Siege of Melilla	siege, Kingdom of Spain, Sharifian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1856	Battle of Tres Forcas	Kingdom of Prussia, Sharifian Empire, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1860	Battle of Melilla	battle, Riffian people, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1909	Battle of Wolf Ravine	battle, Guillermo Pintos Ledesma, José Ibáñez Marín, Ángel Melgar	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1936	July 1936 military uprising in Melilla	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Mediterranean U-boat Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Batería de San Felipe	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Muralla Real	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	fort		Cuarto Recinto Fortificado	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort of El Rosario	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fuerte de Cabrerizas Altas	monument, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fuerte de San Carlos	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fuerte de Victoria Grande	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Melilla la Vieja	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Presidio Menor de Melilla	presidio	Wikidata
site	fort		Primer Recinto Fortificado	venue, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Segundo Recinto Fortificado	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Tercer Recinto Fortificado	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		قصبة فرخانة	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1732	Fuerte de Victoria Chica	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1883	Fuerte de Camellos	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1888	Fort of Rostrogordo	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1893	Fuerte de María Cristina	monument, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1893	Fort of the Concepción	monument, fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Museo Histórico Militar de Melilla	military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Torreón de la Florentina, Melilla	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torreón de las Pelotas, Melilla	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torreón del Bonete, Melilla	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Hans Petersen - Prinz Adalber onboard of SMS Danzig by Tres Forcas,1856		Commons