Battle of Bab El Bekkouche

Battle of Bab El Bekkouche
Part of Algerian War
Date28–31 May 1958
Location
Ouarsenis, Lardjem Algeria
35°44′57″N 1°32′52″E / 35.74917°N 1.54778°E / 35.74917; 1.54778 N 35°44′57″ E 1°32′52″
Result FLN victory
Belligerents
 France FLN
Commanders and leaders
Si Ameur Mesbah
Strength
8,000 soldiers
two aircraft[1]		 unknown
Casualties and losses
600 killed (including 33 officers),
two aircraft		 360 killed[2]
240 civilians, mostly elders, children and women, were killed[3][4]

The Battle of Bab El Bekkouche during the Algerian War took place on 28 May 1958 in the region of Ouarsenis.

The French army had mobilized nearly 8,000 soldiers. Faced with this situation, the "katiba El karimia" of the Wilaya IV, commanded by Si Ameur Mesbah, had developed a plan to loosen the vise by targeting several military post colonies in Bordj Bounaama, Sidi Abed, Lardjem and Tamalaht, to disperse the French troops.

The French colonial army suffered heavy losses in this battle (600 deaths, including 33 officers and two aircraft destroyed).[5] In the ranks of the National Liberation Army (NLA), 360 were killed. 240 civilians were also killed.[6]

  1. ^ Arabic: إحياء بولاية تيسمسيلت الذكرى الخامسة والخمسين لمعركة باب البكوش
  2. ^ Arabic: ماذا تعرف عن معركة باب البكوش ؟ , معركة باب البكوش (read online)
  3. ^ Arabic: تیسمسیلت : إحیاء الذكرى الـ 57 لمعركة "باب البكوش" ببلدیة لرجام (read online) Archived 2017-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Tissemsilt : 59e Anniversaire De La Bataille Bab El Bekkouche" [59th Anniversary of the Battle of Bab al Bekush] (in French). Tissemsilt: Algérie Presse Service (APS). Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  5. ^ (in French) UN FILM SUR LA BATAILLE DE BAB EL BEKKOUCHE (read online Archived 2017-10-19 at the Wayback Machine)
  6. ^ (in French) Commémoration de la bataille du 28 mai 1958 à Bab El Bakouche (read online)