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Battle of Bab El Oued

Battle of Bab El Oued was a battle fought on 23 March 1962 at Bab El Oued, in what is now France; it lasted 14 days. It was part of the Algerian War, which ran from 1954 to 1962. The recorded result: French government victory.

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Quartier de Bab el Oued, à Alger
Quartier de Bab el Oued, à Alger. Saber68, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 March 1962lasted 14 days
WhereBab El Oued, France36.791N, 3.050E
OutcomeFrench government victory
BelligerentsFrench RepublicagainstOAS
Casualties and losses15 killed; 77 woundedand500 killed; 60 wounded
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 Oued, 1962
12 placed engagements of the Algerian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 March 1962
to 6 April 1962
PlaceBab El Oued, France
36.791N, 3.050E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and losses15 killed; 77 wounded500 killed; 60 wounded
Commanders
  • Charles Ailleret
  • Raoul Salan
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1510 and 1962.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1962

Battle of Bab El Oued 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 Q2888071, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bab El Oued, revision 1370432852, 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.