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| − | The '''Algerian War of Independence''' (1954 - 1962) was a war fought between [[France]] and [[Algeria]], resulting in Algerian independence. French loss | + | The '''Algerian War of Independence''' (1954 - 1962) was a war fought between [[France]] and [[Algeria]], resulting in Algerian independence. The French loss marked the first defeat of a Western army by a non-[[Ottoman Empire|Turkic]] [[Muslim]] force since the [[Crusades]]. It should also be noted that even though France had over eight times the number of soldiers as Algeria, and all of the French soldiers supposedly had superior training, the Algerian guerrillas still won. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/webberm/algeria.htm USFCA Info on Algerian Revolution] | *[http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/webberm/algeria.htm USFCA Info on Algerian Revolution] | ||
[[Category:Wars]] | [[Category:Wars]] | ||
Revision as of 03:31, December 7, 2007
| Algerian War of Independence | |
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French tanks guard Algiers, c. March 1962 | |
| Combatants | France vs. Algerian guerrillas |
| Strength | France: 400,000 Algeria: 43,000 |
| Result: | Algerian independence from France |
The Algerian War of Independence (1954 - 1962) was a war fought between France and Algeria, resulting in Algerian independence. The French loss marked the first defeat of a Western army by a non-Turkic Muslim force since the Crusades. It should also be noted that even though France had over eight times the number of soldiers as Algeria, and all of the French soldiers supposedly had superior training, the Algerian guerrillas still won.