The Battle of Sidi Semiane was a 4 hour combat during the
Algerian War of Independence which took place on 20 May 1957 in the
Dahra mountains in Wilaya IV.
The French army mobilized 850 soldiers to surprise attack 35
mujahideen
''Mujahideen'', or ''Mujahidin'' ( ar, مُجَاهِدِين, mujāhidīn), is the plural form of ''mujahid'' ( ar, مجاهد, mujāhid, strugglers or strivers or justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc. doers of jihād), an Arabic term th ...
of the
Algerian
National Liberation Front as revenge for the Algerian victory in the
battle of Sidi Mohand Aklouche on 26 April 1957. The battle lasted more than 4 hours, and French commander Gaudion and his battalion suffered a heavy defeat which cost him more than 150 dead and more than 200 wounded, meanwhile the Algerians only lost two men, Si Slimane and Si Mahfoud.
References
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1957 in the Algerian War
Battles of the Algerian War
Tipaza Province
May 1957 events in Africa
Mountain warfare