Bombing of Casablanca

The Bombardment of Casablanca was a French naval attack that took place from 5 to 7 August 1907, destroying the Moroccan city of Casablanca. France used mainly artillery fire from armored cruisers to bomb the city and targets in the surrounding area, which caused an estimated 1,500 to 7,000 Moroccan deaths. The bombardment of Casablanca opened a western front to the French conquest of Morocco after Hubert Lyautey's occupation of Oujda in the east earlier that year.

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bombardment, 

USS Hugh L. Scott, 

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1907 Bombing of Casablanca

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1468 Anfa expedition

1907-08-18T00:00:00Z

1907-09-01T00:00:00Z

1907 Battle of Casablanca

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1942-11-16T00:00:00Z

1942 Naval Battle of Casablanca

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MASSACRE DES JUIFS ET PILLAGE DES MAGASINS PENDANT LE BOMBARDEMENT DE CASABLANCA

"The modern civilization of Europeː France in Morocco & England in in Egypt," by A.H. Zaki for Cairo Punch

Casablanca Mosquée Ould-el-Hamra écornée par le bombardement du 7 août, asset z2gQYCH3tePOVPNLQgo53lVM

A man inspects the derailed locomotive at the scene of the attack that served as the pretext for the French bombardment of Casablanca in 1907.

Le Petit Journal: Our nationals in peril

Le Petit Journal August 3, 1907

Muhammad El Guebbas, Minister of War of Morocco under Abd al-Aziz

الدار البيضاء 1907 قنصلية برتغالية

الدار البيضاء 1907 مقبرة جماعية

الدار البيضاء 1907 01

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1468	Anfa expedition	military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1907	Bombing of Casablanca	bombardment	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1907	Battle of Casablanca	French Third Republic, battle, Chaouia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Naval Battle of Casablanca	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-173	Type IXC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Hugh L. Scott	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Joseph Hewes	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Tasker H. Bliss	ship	Wikidata
commons	image		MASSACRE DES JUIFS ET PILLAGE DES MAGASINS PENDANT LE BOMBARDEMENT DE CASABLANCA		Commons
commons	image		"The modern civilization of Europeː France in Morocco & England in in Egypt," by A.H. Zaki for Cairo Punch		Commons
commons	image		Casablanca Mosquée Ould-el-Hamra écornée par le bombardement du 7 août, asset z2gQYCH3tePOVPNLQgo53lVM		Commons
commons	image		A man inspects the derailed locomotive at the scene of the attack that served as the pretext for the French bombardment of Casablanca in 1907.		Commons
commons	image		Le Petit Journal: Our nationals in peril		Commons
commons	image		Le Petit Journal August 3, 1907		Commons
commons	image		Muhammad El Guebbas, Minister of War of Morocco under Abd al-Aziz		Commons
commons	image		الدار البيضاء 1907 قنصلية برتغالية		Commons
commons	image		الدار البيضاء 1907 مقبرة جماعية		Commons
commons	image		الدار البيضاء 1907 01		Commons