Battle of Bab El Oued

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Battle of Bab El Oued
Part of the Algerian War
French soldiers taking cover during the Battle of Bab El Oued (March 1962)
Date 23 March – 6 April 1962 Location Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria Result French government victory
Belligerents
French Republic	OAS
Commanders and leaders
Charles Ailleret	Raoul Salan
Casualties and losses
15 killed 77 wounded[1]	20 killed 60 wounded[1]

The Battle of Bab el Oued (French: Bataille de Bab el Oued) was a violent confrontation which occurred during the latter stages of the Algerian War (1954–1962) between the French Army and the Organisation armée secrète (OAS) which opposed Algerian independence. It took place in Bab El Oued, then a working-class European quarter of Algiers, from 23 March to 6 April 1962.