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Marquis had left, the Moroccans immediately took back the initiative. Another siege and several more battles occurred from 1721 until the death of Mawlay Ismail in 1727. War for the throne broke out among the sultan's sons. On 22 April, a reconnaissance expedition from Ceuta confirmed that
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as successor to the
Spanish throne) to Ceuta with part of the Anglo-Dutch fleet, calling on the city to surrender in the name of the Archduke with the promise that the siege would then be over. The Marquis of Gironella, governor of the city, and the population refused to surrender to the English.
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During this period, there were repeated bombardments, gains, and losses of positions around the city walls. In July 1695, during a dense fog – common at Ceuta in summer – the
Moroccan troops made a surprise attack on the Spanish during a change of guard. The besiegers captured the central square
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and currency. This process was assisted by the departure of several families fleeing from the long siege and by the mainly
Andalucian origin of the soldiers sent to defend the city and of others who were attracted to the city by the presence of the large body of troops.
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During the sieges, many buildings were destroyed and had to be rebuilt. The Almina quarter, almost uninhabited until the start of the siege, began to be populated. Another of the most significant consequences was the gradual loss of
Portuguese features: the
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on the North
African coast. The first siege began on 23 October 1694 and finished in 1720 when reinforcements arrived. During the 26 years of the first siege, the city underwent changes leading to the loss of its
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in 1692. In 1694 he gave the governor Ali bin
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Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Ceuta and Melilla
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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1372:Ceutan Democratic Union
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