Battle of Bouzegza (1957 AD)
Battle of Bouzegza (Side A vs ALN) took place in 1957 AD during Algerian War.
Battle facts
- Year: 1957 AD
- Date: 1957-08-12
- Era: Contemporary
- Conflict: Algerian War
- Side B: ALN
- Commanders (A): Jacques Massu, Jacques Allard
- Commanders (B): Commander Azzedine, Si Boualem, Colonel Nedjadi Mohamed
- Casualties: approx. *French Claim:
29 killed
12 wounded
1 captured (4 August)
10 killed (12 August)
Algerian claim:
~600 killed (4 August)
Unknown (12 August)*French Claim:
16 killed (4 August)
98 killed (12 August)
Algerian claim:
1 wounded (4 August)
Dozen dead (Commando)
Si Boualem's ferkas' decimated (12 August)
- Outcome: Algerian victory on 4 August
French victory on 12 August
- Coordinates: 36.625°, 3.479°
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