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Battle of Bouzegza

Battle of Bouzegza was a battle fought in 1957 in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Algerian War, which ran from 1954 to 1962. The recorded result: Algerian victory on 4 August; French victory on 12 August.

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Fought1957
WhereFrance36.625N, 3.479E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAlgerian victory on 4 August; French victory on 12 August
BelligerentsFranceagainstALN
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 Bouzegza, 1957
12 placed engagements of the Algerian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1957 (year precision)
PlaceFrance
36.625N, 3.479E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and lossesFrench Claim: 29 killed; 12 wounded; 1 captured (4 August); 10 killed (12 August); Algerian claim: ~600 killed (4 August); Unknown (12 August)French Claim: 16 killed (4 August); 98 killed (12 August); Algerian claim: 1 wounded (4 August); Dozen dead (Commando); Si Boualem's ferkas' decimated (12 August)
Commanders
  • Jacques Massu
  • Commander Azzedine
  • Si Boualem
  • Colonel Nedjadi Mohamed
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Bouzegza 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 Q2888189, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bouzegza, revision 1370108095, 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.