Battle of Annual

…of Spanish troops at the Battle of Anual (Anwal) in 1921. Opposition politicians were determined to expose the king’s action and criticize the army.

…retreat from their encampment at Annoual (Anwal) on July 22, 1921. Between 8,000 and 10,000 Spanish troops were killed, a great deal of Spanish weaponry was abandoned, more than 300 prisoners were captured, and all the territory in the eastern part of the protectorate that Spain had occupied since 1909…