*Tangier - The Earliest Battle Honour by John Hawkins - Pen & Sword
June 1663 [*Tangier Ch3 pp26-31]
Pole Fort – Earl of Teviot (~1500 muskets & pike, ~100 Horse) v Ghailan (~5,000 foot, ~3,000 Horse)
Building a defensive fort in the face of fierce opposition.
September 1680 [*Tangier Ch12 pp154-168 with battle map]
This is the biggest battle of the Tangier occupation in numbers of Garrison troops.
Siege of Tangier - Fairborne (1st Tangier, 2nd Tangier, Dumbartons, Guards, Marines, 3500 Foot, 200 Horse) v Ben Haddu (of Sultan Ismael) (~5,000 foot, ~5,000 Horse)
Reclaiming and re-building Pole Fort and the near ground around Tangier.
October 1680 battle map [*Tangier Ch13 pp170-180 with battle map]
The final battle of the Tangier occupation.
Siege of Tangier – Sackville / Fairborne (1st Tangier, 2nd Tangier, Dumbartons, Guards, Marines, 1500 Foot, 300 Horse), diversionary Horse & longboats v Ben Haddu (of Sultan Ismael) (~5,000 foot, ~5,000 Horse)