Rif War
June 8, 1911 – July 8, 1927 · Rif
Result Spanish-French victory
Berber tribes of the Rif under Abd el-Krim fought Spain, and later France, in northern Morocco. They destroyed a Spanish army at Annual, but a French-Spanish offensive defeated them in 1926.
Spain
Republic of the Rif
Other
Strength and losses
- Strength
- 221,085–871,000
Spain Casualties 43,500–63,000 · Killed c. 50,000
France Casualties 10,000–18,000 · Killed c. 10,000
- Casualties
- 30,000
- Killed
- c. 70,000
Battles and events 5
- Battle of Abarrán May 30 – June 1, 1921 · Rifian victory
- Siege of Igueriben July 17–22, 1921 · Rifian victory
- Battle of Annual July 22 – August 9, 1921
- Massacre of Monte Arruit July 29 – August 11, 1921
- Alhucemas landing September 8, 1925 · Spanish-French victory
Also involved 22
- Luis Carrero Blanco
- Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
- José Miaja
- Antonio Aranda
- Fidel Dávila Arrondo
- Francisco García-Escámez
- Carlos Asensio Cabanillas
- Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
- Agustín Muñoz Grandes
- Juan Vigón
- Ildefonso Puigdengolas
- José Solchaga
- Charles Noguès
- Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera
- Georges Catroux
- Rafael García Valiño
- Sebastián Pozas Perea
- Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
- Carlos Romero Giménez
- Antonio Castejón Espinosa
- Antonio Cordón García
- Gaston Billotte