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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