The Battle of Bab El Bekkouche during the
Algerian War
The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence,( ar, الثورة الجزائرية '; '' ber, Tagrawla Tadzayrit''; french: Guerre d'Algérie or ') and sometimes in Algeria as the War of 1 November ...
took place on 28 May 1958 in the region of
Ouarsenis
The Ouarsenis or Ouanchariss (Berber language: ⵡⴰⵔⵙⵏⵉⵙ, ''Warsnis'' (meaning "nothing higher") ''Adrar en Warsnis'', ar, الونشريس) is a mountain range and inhabited region in northwestern Algeria.
Geography
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The French army had mobilized nearly 8,000 soldiers. Faced with this situation, the "katiba El karimia" of the Wilaya IV, commanded by Si Ameur Mesbah, had developed a plan to loosen the vise by targeting several military post colonies in
Bordj Bounaama
Bordj Bounaama is a small, mountainous town of about 25,000 inhabitants in the heart of the Ouarsenis mountains in northwestern Algeria. The city is a commune and a daïra of the wilaya of Tissemsilt. It was known as Molière during the French o ...
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Sidi Abed,
Lardjem and
Tamalaht
Tamalaht is a town and commune in Tissemsilt Province in northern Algeria
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, to disperse the French troops.
The French colonial army suffered heavy losses in this battle (600 deaths, including 33 officers and two aircraft destroyed). In the ranks of the
National Liberation Army (NLA), 360 were killed. 240 civilians were also killed.
[ Commémoration de la bataille du 28 mai 1958 à Bab El Bakouch]
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See also
* French Algeria
French Algeria (french: Alger to 1839, then afterwards; unofficially , ar, الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of French colonisation of Algeria. French rule in the region began in 1830 with the ...
References
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Conflicts in 1958
Bab El Bekkouche 1958
Urban warfare
1958 in France
1958 in Algeria