battle, Cold War
Battles of the French evacuation from Tunisia
Battles of the French evacuation from Tunisia was a battle fought in 1961 in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Bizerte crisis. The recorded result: French withdrawal completed in 1963. Recorded strength: ≈ 20,000 troops and National Guard against ≈ 10,000 troops (Army, Air Force, and Navy).
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Record
| Date | 1961 (year precision) to 1961 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Tunisia 37.276N, 9.873E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | ≈ 20,000 troops and National Guard | ≈ 10,000 troops (Army, Air Force, and Navy) |
| Casualties and losses | 600–700 killed (approx.) | 24 killed |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of the Bagradas River 240 BC, 29 km SE
- Battle of the Great Plains 203 BC, 30 km SE
- Battle of Utica 49 BC, 30 km SE
- Battle of Utica 240 BC, 30 km SE
- Siege of Utica 204 BC, 30 km SE
Elsewhere in 1961
- Siege of Jadotville Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Battle of Djbel Bouk'hil Algeria
- Battle of Ban Pa Dong Laos
- Battle of Adal Eritrea
- Battle of Omal Eritrea
Battles of the French evacuation from Tunisia is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q136718126, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of the French evacuation from Tunisia, revision 1370603841, 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.