Abd el-Krim
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
- Curriculum: African History
Article abstract: Military significance: At the Battle of Annual, Abd el-Krim reversed twenty years of Spanish advancement into the Rif in a fortnight.
Hoping to eliminate Spanish colonialism in the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco (established in 1912), Abd el-Krim and his younger brother Muhammad rose up against Spanish authority in 1921.
On July 21, 1921, at the Battle of Annual, Abd el-Krim and his Riffian tribesmen annihilated a Spanish army of 20,000 under the command of General Manuel Fernández Silvestre. Between 10,000 and 20,000 Spaniards...
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