Timeline Friday 22 July 1921

Events on Friday 22 July 1921 1

• 1921 Battle of Annual Rif fighters inflict a catastrophic defeat on the Spanish army Rif Berber forces under Abd el-Krim destroyed a Spanish colonial army near Annual in the Rif region of Morocco, killing thousands of soldiers in one of the worst defeats in modern Spanish military history. The disaster triggered a political crisis in Spain and fueled years of further fighting in the Rif War. It also boosted Abd el-Krim's prestige as leader of the short-lived Republic of the Rif.