Battle of El Menaouer (1957)

Battle of El Menaouer
Part of Algerian War
Date5 September 1957
Location
Result

ALN victory

  • French retreat
Belligerents
Algeria ALN France France
Commanders and leaders
Algeria Si Mohamed
Algeria Si Redouan  
Algeria Si Abdel Latif
Algeria Ali Hellali
Unknown
Units involved
Unknown French Army Light Aviation
Strength
Unknown 20,000
Casualties and losses
69 men
23 wounded
650 men
6 aircraft

The Battle of El Menaouer occurred in 1957, when two battalions of Algerian rebels were ambushed by a much larger French force.