The bombardment of Mogador was preceded by the Bombardment of Tangiers by the same fleet on 6 August 1844, and the Battle of Isly by Maréchal Bugeaud on 14 August 1844. Mogador was an important harbour, the first seaport of Morocco, with constant relations with Europe, and had about 15,000 inhabitants, 4,000 of whom were Jews, and 50 Christian traders.