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22-560: Goeben may refer to: August Karl von Goeben (1816-1880), Prussian general SMS Goeben , a German battlecruiser launched in 1911 See also [ edit ] Gobin , a list of people with the surname or given name Göbenä, the Latin name for the Kubnya River Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

44-590: The Chafarinas Islands , the retrocession of the territory of Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña (a territory of uncertain location by that time, ultimately Ifni ) to Spain in order to establish a fishing post, the permission to missionaries for establishing a Christian church in Tétouan, and the Spanish administration over the later city until reparations of 20,000,000 duros were paid. Once Morocco paid

66-572: The First Carlist War in Spain. In the five campaigns in which he served Don Carlos , he had many turns of fortune. He had not fought for two months when he fell, severely wounded, into the hands of the Spanish royalist troops. After eight months' detention, he escaped, but it was not long before he was captured again. This time his imprisonment was long and painful, and on two occasions, he

88-735: The First Moroccan War , the Tetuán War , or, in Spain , as the War of Africa , was fought from Spain 's declaration of war on Morocco on 22 October 1859 until the Treaty of Wad-Ras on 26 April 1860. It began with a conflict over the borders of the Spanish city of Ceuta and was fought in northern Morocco. Morocco sued for peace after the Spanish victory at the Battle of Tetuán . Throughout

110-445: The 1866 Austro-Prussian War , Lieutenant-General von Goeben commanded the 13th Division , of which his old brigade formed part, and, in this higher sphere, once more displayed the qualities of a born leader and skilful tactician. He held almost independent command with conspicuous success in the actions of Dermbach , Kissingen , Laufach , Aschaffenburg , Gerchsheim , Tauberbischofsheim and Würzburg . The mobilization of 1870 at

132-733: The 19th century, Morocco suffered military defeats at the hands of Europeans powers, notably in the Franco-Moroccan War in 1844. In 1856 the Moroccan government signed the Anglo-Moroccan Treaty with the British which set the Moroccan customs duty at 10% and brought an end to royal monopolies. Since 1840, the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla often experienced attacks by Riffian tribesmen, especially in 1844, 1845, and 1848. The casus belli for Spain were

154-566: The Kingdom of Hannover , he aspired from his earliest years to the Prussian service rather than that of his own country, and at the age of seventeen, enlisted in the 24th Infantry Regiment , being commissioned as Lieutenant two years later. But there was little scope for the activities of a young and energetic subaltern . Leaving the service in 1836, he enlisted in the Carlist army fighting

176-510: The Moroccan ranks to the point that the remains of this army took refuge in Tetouan, which fell on February 6. The Spaniards entered Tetouan on February 3, 1860. They bombarded the city for the following two days which allowed chaos to reign free. Riffian tribesmen poured into the city and pillaged it (mainly the Jewish quarters). The Moroccan historian Ahmad ibn Khalid al-Nasiri described

198-552: The Prussian service for some years after this, until in 1863, he was promoted to major-general commanding the 26th Infantry Brigade. In 1860 he served as military observer with the Spanish troops during the Spanish-Moroccan War , and was present at the Battle of Tetuan . In 1864, during the Danish-Prussian War , he distinguished himself at the head of his brigade at Rackebüll and Sonderburg . In

220-589: The VIII Corps took part in the operations about Amiens and Bapaume , and on 8 January 1871, Goeben succeeded that general in the command of the First Army. Two weeks later, he brought the campaign in northern France to its conclusion by the decisive victory at the Battle of St. Quentin (19 January 1871). The close of the Franco-Prussian War left Goeben one of the most distinguished men in

242-642: The age of twenty-four. In a few years, he was a captain on the Great General Staff , and in 1848, he was transferred to the staff of the IV Corps , where his immediate superior was Major Helmuth Graf von Moltke . The two men became fast friends, and their mutual esteem was never disturbed. During the Baden Revolution , Goeben distinguished himself on the staff of Prince William , the future emperor. He alternated staff and regimental duty in

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264-555: The city, ending both the battle and the war. Following an armistice of 32 days, the Treaty of Wad-Ras or Peace of Tétouan was signed on 26 April 1860. The treaty was indirectly influenced by the queen of Spain which demands were harsh for the Moroccan side and contemplated the extension on perpetuity of the Spanish presence in Ceuta and Melilla , the end of tribal raids on those cities, the recognition by Morocco of Spanish sovereignty over

286-503: The looting during the bombardment: A tumult broke out in the town,... the hand of the mob stretched out to plunder, and even [normal] people took off the cloak of decency.... People of the Jabal, and the Arabs, and the riffraff began to pillage and steal; they broke down the doors of the houses and the shops.... keeping at it the whole night until the morning On February 5 the Spanish entered

308-482: The mouth of Uad el-Jelúwith the flank support of General Zabala and that of the fleet that kept the enemy forces away from the coast. The skirmishes continued until January 31, when a Moroccan offensive action was contained, and O'Donnell began the march towards Tetouan, with the support of the Catalan volunteers. It was covered by General Ros de Olano and Prim on the flanks. The pressure of the Spanish artillery destroyed

330-610: The start of the Franco-Prussian War placed him at the head of the VIII (Rhineland Province) Corps , forming part of the First Army under Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz . It was his resolute and energetic leading that contributed mainly to the victory at the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August, and von Goeben won the only laurels gained on the Prussian right wing at Gravelotte on 18 August. Under Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel ,

352-588: The taking of Tetouan and the occupation of the port of Tangier . On December 17, hostilities were unleashed by the column commanded by Zabala that occupied the Sierra de Bullones. Two days later, Echagüe conquered the Serrallo Palace and O'Donnell led the force that landed in Ceuta on the 21st. On the 25th, the three army corps had consolidated their positions and were awaiting the order to advance towards Tetouan . On January 1, 1860, General Prim stormed to

374-555: The title Goeben . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goeben&oldid=1025583209 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages August Karl von Goeben Born at Stade 30 km west of Hamburg in

396-499: The unrelenting attacks of Riffian tribesmen on Spanish settlements in North Africa but also the increasing pressure of Queen Isabella on congress to attack; following unfruitful negotiations with Sultan Abd al-Rahman vis-à-vis the reparations (the latter, unable to control the cabilas , actually died in the midst of negotiations and was replaced by his son Muhammad IV ), a declaration of war propelled by Leopoldo O'Donnell

418-571: The victorious army. He was named colonel-in-chief of the 28th (2nd Rhenish) Infantry Regiment , and was awarded the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross . He commanded the VIII Corps at Koblenz until his death in 1880. General von Goeben left many writings. His memoirs are to be found in his works: The former French fort de Queuleu at Metz was renamed Goeben after him, and the 28th Infantry bears his name. A statue of Goeben by Fritz Schaper

440-461: Was compelled to draw lots for his life with his fellow captives. When released, Goeben served until 1840 with distinction. In that year, he made his way back, a man without means, to Prussia. The Carlist lieutenant colonel was glad to be re-admitted into the Prussian Army as a second lieutenant , but he was still young, and few subalterns could claim five years meritorious war service at

462-607: Was erected at Koblenz in 1884. The SMS  Goeben , a Moltke -class battlecruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine (German Navy) launched in 1911, was also named after him. In the Danish miniseries 1864 , Goeben was portrayed by Czech actor Karel Dobrý . Hispano-Moroccan War (1859%E2%80%931860) [REDACTED] 4,040 killed The Hispano-Moroccan War , also known as the Spanish–Moroccan War ,

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484-555: Was unanimously passed by the Congress of Deputies on 22 October 1859. The expeditionary army that left Algeciras was made up of about 45,000 men, 3,000 mules and horses, and 78 pieces of artillery, supported by a war squad made up of a ship of the line; two propeller and one sail frigates , two corvettes , four schooners , eleven wheeled steamers and three feluccas , in addition to nine steamers and three Feluccas that acted as troop transports . The objectives set were

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