Battle of Sidi Semiane

Battle of Sidi Semiane
Part of Algerian War
Date 20 May 1957 Location Sidi Semiane, French Algeria Result FLN victory
Belligerents
France	FLN
Strength
850 soldiers	35 militants
Casualties and losses
150 killed, 200 wounded	2 killed

The Battle of Sidi Semiane was a 4 hour combat during the Algerian War of Independence which took place on 20 May 1957 in the Dahra mountains in Wilaya IV.^[1]

The French army mobilized 850 soldiers to surprise attack 35 mujahideen of the Algerian National Liberation Front as revenge for the Algerian victory in the battle of Sidi Mohand Aklouche on 26 April 1957. The battle lasted more than 4 hours, and French commander Gaudion and his battalion suffered a heavy defeat which cost him more than 150 dead and more than 200 wounded, meanwhile the Algerians only lost two men, Si Slimane and Si Mahfoud.^[2][3]

References

1. Archives d'Algérie (in French). Marsa éditions. November 2004. p. 80.
2. Chérif, Chérif (5 July 2004). "On était 35 moudjahidine contre 850 soldats français". L'Expression.
3. Chérif, Mohamed (2 November 2004). "La bataille de Sidi Semiane". L'Expression.