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Battle of Bab El Bekkouche

Battle of Bab El Bekkouche was a battle fought on 31 May 1958 at Ouarsenis, in what is now France. It was part of the Algerian War, which ran from 1954 to 1962. The recorded result: FLN victory. Recorded strength: 8,000 soldiers; two aircraft against Unknown.

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Sign says "Battle of Bab El Bekkouche The Immortal" in the place were the battle took.
Sign says "Battle of Bab El Bekkouche The Immortal" in the place were the battle took.. بلهواري محمد فيصل, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought31 May 1958
WhereOuarsenis, France35.749N, 1.548E
OutcomeFLN victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstFLN
Part ofAlgerian War1954 to 1962

Where it sits in the Algerian War

Battle of Philippeville, 1955Battle of Philippeville, 1955Battle of Helia, 1956Battle of Algiers, 1956Battle of Fellaoucene, 1957Battle of Bouzegza, 1957Battle of Bab El Bekkouche, 1958Siege of Relizane, 1958Battle of Raf-Raf, 1959Battle of Souakria, 1960Battle of Djbel Bouk'hil, 1961Battle of Bab El Oued, 196219551962Battle of Bab El Bekkouche, 1958
12 placed engagements of the Algerian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date31 May 1958
PlaceOuarsenis, France
35.749N, 1.548E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength8,000 soldiers; two aircraftUnknown
Casualties and lossesAlgerian claims: 600 killed (including 33 officers); two aircraftAlgerian claims: 360 killed; 240 civilians, mostly elders, children and women, were killed
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Battle of Bab El Bekkouche is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q42915961, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bab El Bekkouche, revision 1370107297, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.