battle, Cold War
Battle of Djbel Bouk'hil
Battle of Djbel Bouk'hil was a battle fought in 1961 in what is now Algeria. 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: FLN victory. Recorded strength: Algerian claims: 370 - 400 against Algerian claims: 12,000 (17 September); 14,000 (18 September).
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Where it sits in the Algerian War
Record
| Date | 1961 (year precision) to 1961 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Algeria 34.675N, 3.258E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | Algerian claims: 370 - 400 | Algerian claims: 12,000 (17 September); 14,000 (18 September) |
| Casualties and losses | Algerian claims: 2 (17 September); 7 (18 September) | Algerian claims: 400 men, 3 Aircraft (17 September); 300 men (18 September) |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of the Smala 1843, 90 km W
- Siege of Laghouat 1852, 103 km S
- Battle of El-Moungar 1903, 111 km NE
- Battle of Taghit 1903, 111 km NE
- Battle of Achir 1016, 140 km N
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Souakria 24 December 1960
- After: Battle of Bab El Oued 23 March 1962
- All 12 engagements of Algerian War
Elsewhere in 1961
- Siege of Jadotville Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Battle of Ban Pa Dong Laos
- Battle of Adal Eritrea
- Battle of Omal Eritrea
- Battles of the French evacuation from Tunisia Tunisia
Battle of Djbel Bouk'hil is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q123409743, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Djebel Bouk'hil (1961), revision 1374700482, 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.