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Challe Plan

Challe Plan was a battle fought in 1959 at Algeria; it lasted about 2 years. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Algeria. It was part of the Algerian War, which ran from 1954 to 1962. The recorded result: see § Aftermath. Recorded strength: ~15,000 professional troops; ~60,000 Harki troops against ~21,150 troops in October 1958.

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Fought1959lasted about 2 years
WhereAlgeria28.000N, 1.000E, placed at the location, approximate
Outcomesee § Aftermath
BelligerentsFranceagainstFLN
Casualties and lossesLowandPer France: 3,746 killed; Per FLN: Heavy
Part ofAlgerian War1954 to 1962

Where it sits in the Algerian War

Battle of Philippeville, 1955Battle of Philippeville, 1955First Battle of El Djorf, 1955Battle of Helia, 1956Operation Blue Bird, 1956Battle of Algiers, 1956Battle of Fellaoucene, 1957Battle of Bouzegza, 1957bombardment of Sakiet Sidi Youssef, 1958Battle of Bab El Bekkouche, 1958Siege of Relizane, 1958Challe Plan, 1959Battle of Raf-Raf, 1959Battle of Souakria, 1960Battle of Djbel Bouk'hil, 1961Battle of Bab El Oued, 196219551962Challe Plan, 1959
16 placed engagements of the Algerian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1959 (year precision)
to 1961
PlaceAlgeria
28.000N, 1.000E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength~15,000 professional troops; ~60,000 Harki troops~21,150 troops in October 1958
Casualties and lossesLowPer France: 3,746 killed; Per FLN: Heavy
Commanders
  • Maurice Challe
  • Houari Boumédiène
  • Colonel Amirouche
Challe PlanChalle PlanBattle of TimimounBattle of TimimounAdrarI-n-Salah100 km28.000N, 1.000E
Placed at Algeria; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Challe Plan is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q137752577, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Challe Plan, revision 1370610721, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.