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1680
Tangier was the capital city of the North African
country of Morocco. Part of the dowry of Catherine of
Braganza, it was presented to King Charles II when he
married her in 1662. The Moors were not pleased at this
arrangement and continually raided the city.
In 1680 a Composite Battalion, known as the King’s
Battalion, comprising of Coldstreamers and Grenadiers
was dispatched to Tangier to reinforce the garrison
there. The Moors were then decisively defeated and peace
restored. The Battalion remained there until 1684 when
the King decided that this outpost was too costly and
handed it back to the Moors.
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