feb 7, 1684 - Morocco retakes control of the city of Tangier from England, which had controlled the North African port since 1661.[5] During the five months prior to evacuation of the English from the city, the Governor, Lord Dartmouth had ordered the destruction of the wall around the city, its fortifications and port facilities that had been built by the English during the occupation
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