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1341:Melilla CD
1187:Río de Oro
1132:in Melilla
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975:www.zum.de
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681:Background
581:Cape Palos
509:3rd Mamora
480:2nd Mamora
470:San Pietro
460:1st Mamora
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833:Aftermath
827:Algerians
787:Andalusia
769:artillery
757:subsidies
613:3rd Ceuta
556:Cartagena
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524:1st Ceuta
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647:Algerian
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566:Benidorm
541:2nd Oran
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195:Strength
56:Location
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