Battle of Essien (1957)

Battle of Essien

Monument built in commemoration of the Battle
Date3–4 October 1957
Location
Result Libyan-Algerian victory
Territorial
changes
French forces withdraw from the region
Belligerents
 Libya
Algeria FLN
 France
Strength
Libya Unknown
Algeria Unknown
France 80 soldiers
France 3 armored vehicles
France 2 aircraft
Casualties and losses
Libya Unknown
Algeria Unknown
France 12 killed
France 1 tank destroyed
France 1 plane destroyed

The Battle of Essien, also known as the Battle of Isin, took place in October 1957, in the village of Essien, located south of the Libyan town of Ghat. This significant engagement emerged from the complex dynamics of the Algerian War of Independence against French colonial rule.