Polity Tangiers (Great Britain)

This article is about the specific polity Tangiers (Great Britain) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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The Portuguese ceded the island to England's King Charles II as part of the dowry of the Portuguese infanta Catherine of Braganza.

Establishment

  • February 1662: Iberian rule lasted until 1661, when it was given to England's King Charles II as part of the dowry of the Portuguese infanta Catherine of Braganza. The english Tangier was fully occupied in January 1662.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • February 1684: Forces under Lord Dartmouth (including Samuel Pepys) methodically destroyed the town and its port facilities for five months prior to Morocco's occupation of the city.

Disestablishment

  • February 1684: Forces under Lord Dartmouth (including Samuel Pepys) methodically destroyed the town and its port facilities for five months prior to Morocco's occupation of the city.