1013:
167:
148:
137:
97:
580:, the French recovered on this occasion some of the weapons captured by the rebels. According to Commander Azzedine, some ferkas under the orders of Si Boualem were practically decimated, while a dozen men from the commando were killed. Thanks to his information networks and his knowledge of the terrain, Ali Khodja managed to disengage and retreat with the minimum damage possible (according to Commander Azzedine: a few killed and a dozen wounded).
947:
679:
127:
116:
84:
559:, published the day after the incident, reported French casualties of around 600 dead, wounded, and missing, and according to him the fighters of the Wilaya IV only sustained a few wounded. The article in question, quoting French military authorities, actually said that only 21 French were killed and 18 wounded. The history of the French
1501:
861:
1239:
1227:
788:
563:
stated that the losses include 29 killed, 12 wounded, and 2 missing. According to the FLN, the commandos suffered only one wounded, the rebels killed by the French army being moussebilines and civilians.
1215:
1506:
1234:
1222:
1283:
1210:
857:
257:
445:
725:
935:
1455:
1144:
778:
658:
1271:
435:
1450:
1288:
1295:
171:
1276:
960:
455:
450:
250:
538:
commanded by Si
Boualem, captured in a guerrilla action, told the French his unit was in Bouzegza. He knew it was not but did not know Ali Khodja was there.
465:
1438:
460:
420:
141:
951:
440:
430:
1443:
928:
1149:
243:
921:
913:
152:
551:
In spite of its numbers and considerable resources, the French army suffered a heavy defeat on the 4th of August. The 2nd squadron of the
753:
721:
1186:
1537:
1475:
1300:
1109:
573:
555:
mistook Ali Khodja's fighters for French soldiers and lost many men. Major
Azzedine said in 2009 that an article in the daily
1547:
1532:
893:
822:
425:
366:
1266:
507:
101:
1527:
1368:
987:
887:
616:
572:
Ali Khodja was joined by other units. The NLP soldiers were severely attacked on the 12th by the paratroopers of the
316:
1480:
847:
Boukhalfa Amazit, "Le commandant
Azzedine raconte la bataille de Bouzegza" , El Watan, August 20, 2009 (in French)
1485:
964:
598:
577:
531:
943:
1002:
997:
992:
560:
552:
534:, in which 14 men were killed and eight wounded. According to the Algerians, a medic from the local unit in
346:
1316:
1040:
1383:
1309:
1121:
1093:
1024:
381:
361:
1542:
1388:
1115:
371:
1103:
638:
1346:
1261:
1174:
1012:
376:
296:
1351:
1127:
351:
301:
286:
1400:
1139:
1057:
405:
400:
331:
1341:
291:
1405:
1180:
1081:
1063:
1051:
743:
606:
410:
326:
321:
1045:
1373:
1162:
1133:
982:
336:
8:
1356:
1168:
1034:
306:
1393:
1363:
1156:
626:
386:
356:
311:
1423:
1191:
883:
612:
594:
496:
874:
Patrick de
Gmeline, Nouvelle histoire de la Légion étrangère, Perrin, 2016, 652 p.
488:
156:
50:
1433:
1428:
1336:
1075:
973:
877:
826:
819:
281:
724:[Violent Fight South of Algiers] (in French). Le Monde. August 6, 1957.
1252:
858:"Vingt et un militaires tués et dix-huit blessés Seize morts chez les rebelles"
697:
54:
1521:
1069:
684:
515:
500:
415:
120:
1327:
692:
484:
267:
27:
511:
1202:
527:
1467:
1415:
783:
535:
604:
779:"Huit cents rebelles ont été mis hors de combat depuis le 5 août"
659:"Un ancien officier d'Algérie commente la bataille du Bou-Zegza"
590:
492:
235:
89:
526:
According to the French, the battle followed an ambush near
781:[800 Rebels Knocked Out of Action Since August 5].
605:
Benjamin Stora; Renaud de
Rochebrune (October 13, 2016).
809:
Yves Courrière, La guerre d'Algérie , p. 424 (in French)
1502:
List of participants in the invasion of
Algiers in 1830
674:
741:
1519:
506:On August 4, 8, and 12, 1957, Ali Khodja of the
514:units commanded by several generals, including
773:
771:
737:
735:
929:
843:
841:
839:
837:
835:
716:
714:
712:
251:
611:. Vol. 2. Editions Denoël. p. 36.
868:
768:
732:
530:in late July 1957 against a section of the
936:
922:
850:
832:
812:
709:
510:(ALN), reinforced with local units, faced
258:
244:
229:Si Boualem's ferkas' decimated (12 August)
608:La guerre d'Algérie vue par les Algériens
879:Nouvelle histoire de la Légion étrangère
820:Nouvelle histoire de la Légion étrangère
803:
1476:1920 Algerian Political Rights Petition
1267:Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)
1211:Allegiance to Mohamed ben Zamoum (1830)
1187:Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1846)
876:Gmeline, Patrick de (13 October 2016).
875:
728:from the original on February 11, 2018.
521:
1520:
1507:List of participants in Mokrani Revolt
756:from the original on February 23, 2015
750:Algeria card 1954-1964 of 2nd Dragoons
742:Lt Col (H) Aïcardi (August 22, 2010).
574:2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
491:-speaking region of the Adrar Azegzaw
1481:1943 Manifesto of the Algerian People
917:
791:from the original on 11 February 2018
745:Fiche Algérie 1954-1964 du 2e dragons
589:Yves Courrière, La guerre d'Algérie,
239:
1235:Allegiance to Emir Abdelkader (1833)
1223:Allegiance to Emir Abdelkader (1832)
1110:Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha
952:Conflicts between France and Algeria
13:
1011:
499:"), at the far eastern end of the
14:
1559:
646:
945:
864:from the original on 2018-02-11.
677:
265:
165:
146:
135:
125:
114:
95:
82:
896:from the original on 2017-09-15
722:"Violent combat au sud d'Alger"
583:
495:(Djebel Bouzegza, which means "
1486:Declaration of 1 November 1954
1284:Battle of Bordj Menaïel (1871)
965:Declaration of 1 November 1954
578:1st Foreign Parachute Regiment
567:
532:1st Foreign Parachute Regiment
1:
1538:History of Boumerdès Province
1003:Bombardment of Algiers (1688)
998:Bombardment of Algiers (1683)
993:Bombardment of Algiers (1682)
988:French-Algerian War 1681–1688
787:(in French). 13 August 1957.
703:
665:(in French). August 10, 1957.
546:
541:
1548:August 1957 events in Africa
65:Algerian victory on 4 August
7:
1533:Battles of the Algerian War
1041:Invasion of Algiers in 1830
670:
67:French victory on 12 August
10:
1564:
1145:Battle of Boudouaou (1840)
1122:First Battle of the Issers
1094:French conquest of Algeria
1025:French conquest of Algeria
829:, Perrin, 2016 (in French)
1494:
1466:
1414:
1325:
1250:
1201:
1116:First Battle of Boudouaou
1091:
1022:
1009:
971:
958:
275:
177:
107:
75:
33:
25:
20:
1528:1957 in the Algerian War
1272:Battle of Naciria (1871)
1175:Second Assault of Dellys
553:2nd Regiment of Dragoons
508:National Liberation Army
1296:Battle of Issers (1871)
1128:First Assault of Dellys
860:(in French). Le Monde.
172:Colonel Nedjadi Mohamed
1140:Battle Of Ammal (1840)
1058:Second Battle of Blida
1016:
961:Ministry of Mujahideen
882:. Place des éditeurs.
483:took place during the
203:~600 killed (4 August)
108:Commanders and leaders
1451:De Lamoricière Treaty
1262:Battle of Alma (1871)
1181:Battle of Sidi Brahim
1082:Battle of Constantine
1064:Massacre of El Ouffia
1052:First Battle of Blida
1015:
227:Dozen dead (Commando)
217:98 killed (12 August)
195:10 killed (12 August)
193:1 captured (4 August)
178:Casualties and losses
1317:Capture of Touggourt
1163:Battle of Beni Mered
1134:Siege of Constantine
983:Djidjelli expedition
818:Patrick de Gmeline,
561:2nd Dragoon Regiment
522:Before 4 August 1957
225:1 wounded (4 August)
215:16 killed (4 August)
1310:Capture of Palestro
1169:Battle of the Smala
1035:Shipwreck of Dellys
752:] (in French).
205:Unknown (12 August)
1439:De Bourmont Treaty
1157:Battle of Mazagran
1046:Battle of Staouéli
1017:
974:Pre-1830 conflicts
825:2017-09-15 at the
481:Battle of Bouzegza
446:2nd Ouled Bouachra
377:1st Ouled Bouachra
142:Commander Azzedine
21:Battle of Bouzegza
1515:
1514:
1424:Desmichels Treaty
1192:Siege of Laghouat
497:Bouzegza Mountain
474:
473:
234:
233:
71:
70:
1555:
1543:Mountain warfare
1459:
1447:
1384:Bab El Bekkouche
1304:
1292:
1280:
1243:
1231:
1219:
1153:
950:
949:
948:
938:
931:
924:
915:
914:
906:
904:
902:
901:
872:
866:
865:
854:
848:
845:
830:
816:
810:
807:
801:
800:
798:
796:
775:
766:
765:
763:
761:
739:
730:
729:
718:
687:
682:
681:
680:
666:
642:
636:
632:
630:
622:
382:Ath Yahia Moussa
362:Bab El Bekkouche
270:
260:
253:
246:
237:
236:
170:
169:
168:
161:
151:
150:
149:
140:
139:
138:
130:
129:
128:
119:
118:
117:
100:
99:
98:
88:
86:
85:
51:Bouzegza Keddara
41:4–12 August 1957
35:
34:
18:
17:
1563:
1562:
1558:
1557:
1556:
1554:
1553:
1552:
1518:
1517:
1516:
1511:
1490:
1462:
1453:
1441:
1410:
1389:May 1958 crisis
1337:Toussaint Rouge
1321:
1298:
1286:
1274:
1246:
1237:
1225:
1213:
1197:
1147:
1104:Raid on Reghaïa
1087:
1076:Battle of Macta
1018:
1007:
967:
954:
946:
944:
942:
911:
909:
899:
897:
890:
873:
869:
856:
855:
851:
846:
833:
827:Wayback Machine
817:
813:
808:
804:
794:
792:
777:
776:
769:
759:
757:
740:
733:
720:
719:
710:
706:
683:
678:
676:
673:
657:
656:on the battle:
649:
634:
633:
624:
623:
619:
586:
570:
549:
544:
524:
477:
476:
475:
470:
372:May 1958 crisis
282:Toussaint Rouge
271:
266:
264:
228:
226:
224:
222:Algerian claim:
218:
216:
214:
204:
202:
200:Algerian claim:
196:
194:
192:
190:
188:
166:
164:
163:
157:
147:
145:
144:
136:
134:
126:
124:
123:
115:
113:
96:
94:
83:
81:
66:
57:
12:
11:
5:
1561:
1551:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1513:
1512:
1510:
1509:
1504:
1498:
1496:
1492:
1491:
1489:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1472:
1470:
1464:
1463:
1461:
1460:
1448:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1420:
1418:
1412:
1411:
1409:
1408:
1403:
1401:Algiers putsch
1398:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1333:
1331:
1323:
1322:
1320:
1319:
1313:
1312:
1306:
1305:
1293:
1281:
1269:
1264:
1258:
1256:
1253:Mokrani Revolt
1248:
1247:
1245:
1244:
1232:
1220:
1207:
1205:
1199:
1198:
1196:
1195:
1189:
1184:
1178:
1172:
1166:
1160:
1154:
1142:
1137:
1131:
1125:
1119:
1113:
1107:
1100:
1098:
1089:
1088:
1086:
1085:
1079:
1073:
1067:
1061:
1055:
1049:
1043:
1038:
1031:
1029:
1020:
1019:
1010:
1008:
1006:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
979:
977:
969:
968:
959:
956:
955:
941:
940:
933:
926:
918:
908:
907:
888:
867:
849:
831:
811:
802:
767:
731:
707:
705:
702:
701:
700:
698:French Algeria
695:
689:
688:
672:
669:
668:
667:
648:
647:External links
645:
644:
643:
617:
602:
585:
582:
569:
566:
548:
545:
543:
540:
523:
520:
472:
471:
469:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
438:
436:Ouled Rashache
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
403:
401:Algiers putsch
392:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
359:
354:
349:
344:
339:
334:
329:
324:
319:
314:
309:
304:
299:
294:
289:
284:
276:
273:
272:
263:
262:
255:
248:
240:
232:
231:
230:
219:
208:
207:
206:
197:
180:
179:
175:
174:
132:
131:Jacques Allard
110:
109:
105:
104:
92:
78:
77:
73:
72:
69:
68:
63:
59:
58:
55:French Algeria
49:
47:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
23:
22:
16:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1560:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1525:
1523:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1497:
1493:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1473:
1471:
1469:
1465:
1457:
1452:
1449:
1445:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1434:Évian Accords
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1421:
1419:
1417:
1413:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1396:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1359:
1355:
1353:
1352:Philippeville
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1334:
1332:
1330:
1329:
1324:
1318:
1315:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1294:
1290:
1285:
1282:
1278:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1259:
1257:
1255:
1254:
1249:
1241:
1236:
1233:
1229:
1224:
1221:
1217:
1212:
1209:
1208:
1206:
1204:
1200:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1151:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1090:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1070:Battle of Sig
1068:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1028:
1026:
1021:
1014:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
980:
978:
976:
975:
970:
966:
962:
957:
953:
939:
934:
932:
927:
925:
920:
919:
916:
912:
895:
891:
889:9782262069537
885:
881:
880:
871:
863:
859:
853:
844:
842:
840:
838:
836:
828:
824:
821:
815:
806:
790:
786:
785:
780:
774:
772:
755:
751:
747:
746:
738:
736:
727:
723:
717:
715:
713:
708:
699:
696:
694:
691:
690:
686:
685:France portal
675:
664:
660:
655:
651:
650:
640:
628:
620:
618:9782207111932
614:
610:
609:
603:
600:
596:
592:
588:
587:
581:
579:
575:
565:
562:
558:
554:
539:
537:
533:
529:
519:
517:
516:Jacques Massu
513:
509:
504:
502:
501:Mitidja Plain
498:
494:
490:
486:
482:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
398:
397:
396:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
302:Philippeville
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
280:
279:
274:
269:
261:
256:
254:
249:
247:
242:
241:
238:
223:
220:
213:
212:French Claim:
210:
209:
201:
198:
187:
186:French Claim:
184:
183:
182:
181:
176:
173:
162:
160:
154:
143:
133:
122:
121:Jacques Massu
112:
111:
106:
103:
93:
91:
80:
79:
74:
64:
61:
60:
56:
52:
48:
45:
44:
40:
37:
36:
32:
29:
24:
19:
1429:Tafna Treaty
1394:
1378:
1357:
1328:Algerian War
1326:
1251:
1092:
1023:
972:
910:
898:. Retrieved
878:
870:
852:
814:
805:
793:. Retrieved
782:
758:. Retrieved
749:
744:
693:Algerian War
662:
653:
607:
584:Bibliography
571:
556:
550:
525:
505:
485:Algerian War
480:
478:
394:
393:
341:
332:Sidi Semiane
277:
268:Algerian War
221:
211:
199:
185:
158:
76:Belligerents
28:Algerian War
1454: [
1442: [
1406:Bab El Oued
1299: [
1287: [
1275: [
1238: [
1226: [
1214: [
1203:Allegiances
1148: [
1096:: 1837-1870
1027:: 1830-1836
905:(in French)
652:Article in
635:|work=
568:12th August
512:French Army
456:Ouled Sinan
451:Kef Lakhdar
411:Bab El Oued
391:(1959-1961)
347:El Menaouer
327:Oued Zeggar
322:Fellaoucene
1522:Categories
1374:Agounennda
1347:El Djorf I
900:2017-10-01
704:References
599:2213611211
547:4th August
542:The Battle
337:Agounennda
297:El Djorf I
191:12 wounded
153:Si Boualem
1468:Documents
1358:Blue Bird
1342:Véronique
637:ignored (
627:cite book
466:Kef Afoul
307:Blue Bird
292:Véronique
287:Boukerker
189:29 killed
1416:Treaties
1395:Jumelles
1379:Bouzegza
1364:Palestro
894:Archived
862:Archived
823:Archived
789:Archived
784:Le Monde
760:July 21,
754:Archived
726:Archived
671:See also
663:Le Monde
654:Le Monde
593:, 2001 (
576:and the
557:Le Monde
536:Palestro
461:Guergour
426:Bouk’hil
421:Boutaleb
387:Jumelles
357:Timimoun
342:Bouzegza
312:Palestro
46:Location
26:Part of
1369:Algiers
795:21 July
487:in the
441:Flawcen
431:Nasinsa
367:Borders
317:Algiers
159:†
1194:(1852)
1183:(1845)
1177:(1844)
1171:(1843)
1165:(1842)
1159:(1840)
1136:(1837)
1130:(1837)
1124:(1837)
1118:(1837)
1112:(1837)
1106:(1837)
1084:(1836)
1078:(1835)
1072:(1835)
1066:(1832)
1060:(1830)
1054:(1830)
1048:(1830)
1037:(1830)
886:
615:
597:
591:Fayard
493:massif
489:Berber
352:Essien
155:
90:France
87:
62:Result
1495:Lists
1458:]
1446:]
1303:]
1291:]
1279:]
1242:]
1230:]
1218:]
1152:]
748:[
528:Médéa
406:Paris
395:1960s
278:1950s
884:ISBN
797:2017
762:2017
639:help
613:ISBN
595:ISBN
479:The
416:Oran
38:Date
102:ALN
1524::
1456:ar
1444:ar
1301:ar
1289:ar
1277:ar
1240:ar
1228:ar
1216:ar
1150:ar
963:-
892:.
834:^
770:^
734:^
711:^
661:.
631::
629:}}
625:{{
601:).
518:.
503:.
53:,
937:e
930:t
923:v
903:.
799:.
764:.
641:)
621:.
259:e
252:t
245:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.