First Battle of El Djorf

First Battle of El Djorf
Part of Algerian War
Date20–28 September 1955
Location
Result

FLN victory

  • FLN leadership escapes French attack
Belligerents
 French Republic FLN
Commanders and leaders
André Beaufre Chihani Bachir
Lazhar Cheriet
Laghrour Abbes
Adjel Adjoul  (WIA)[1]
Units involved
25,000[2] 300[2]
Casualties and losses
Few
(French claim)
400-800 killed
1,500 wounded
(Algerian claim)
45 killed
40 wounded and captured
(French claim)
60-70 killed
60-90 wounded
(Algerian claim)

The First Battle of El Djorf (or El-Djorf, also known as Djeurf in French) took place on 22 September 1955, during the Algerian War, between the National Liberation Army and the French Army.

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  2. ^ a b Alcaraz, Emmanuel (2021). Histoire de l'Algérie et de ses mémoires Des Orignies au Hirak. KARTHALA Editions. p. 131. ISBN 978-2-8111-2360-4.