ORDER OF BATTLE // September 17, 1961
Battle of Djbel Bouk'hil
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
1 sides catalogued · combined 12,000 estimated
France
12,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Djebel Bouk'hil occurred in September 1961, during the final years of the Algerian War, when France committed a force of 12,000 troops to intercept an FLN command gathering at the mountain. The operation targeted FLN commanders, including Mohamed Chabani, reflecting French efforts to decapitate insurgent leadership through large-scale cordon operations as political negotiations over Algerian independence were intensifying. The scale of the French deployment underscores the continued operational priority placed on neutralizing FLN command structures even as the war moved toward its eventual political resolution.
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