First Battle of El Djorf

First Battle of El Djorf
	Part of Algerian War
Date	20–28 September 1955
Location	Nemencha mountains, near Tébessa, Algeria
Result	FLN victory FLN leadership escapes French attack;
Belligerents
French Republic	FLN
Commanders and leaders
André Beaufre	Chihani Bachir; Lazhar Cheriet; Laghrour Abbes; Adjel Adjoul (WIA)
Units involved
25,000	300
Casualties and losses
Few; (French claim); 400-800 killed; 1,500 wounded; (Algerian claim)	45 killed; 40 wounded and captured; (French claim); 60-70 killed; 60-90 wounded; (Algerian claim)

The First Battle of El Djorf (or El-Djorf, also known as Djeurf in French) took place on 22 September 1955, during the Algerian War, between the National Liberation Army and the French Army.

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