French casualties and losses from "summary" of A Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne
The Algerian War was an incredibly devastating conflict that resulted in heavy losses for both the French and Algerian sides. Hundreds of thousands of Algerians, as well as thousands of French soldiers, were killed over the course of the war.- During the Algerian War, over 20,000 French troops lost their lives in combat.
- Ultimately the French casualties and losses recorded during the Algerian War were staggering: in addition to upwards of 30,000 dead soldiers, hundreds of thousands of civilians were affected by the conflict.
- France’s losses also extended beyond human cost - nearly 10 billion Francs was spent on military operations during the conflict.
- Between 1954 and 1962, over 7,500 European civilians were killed amid increasing violence in Algeria.
- Military campaigns in Morocco and Tunisia likewise saw high levels of fatalities for French soldiers.
- Over 1,000 Jean Moulin Resistance Network fighters were executed at various locations across Algeria.
- Both warring factions used brutal methods to subdue their enemies, leading to numerous civilian casualties.
- With the French eventually withdrawing from Algeria following the Evian Accords, approximately five million people relocated to mainland France.
- In mid-1958, rebels attacked a French cargo ship off the coast of Algiers with more than 200 sailors killed in the ensuing explosion.
- As the war progressed, the use of torture and public executions increased on both sides; some reports suggest up to 50,000 deaths could be attributed to torture alone.
