Military defeat of the rebellion coincided with its growing political entrenchment among civilians

Evidence

As hardship and casualties compounded took an increasing toll of the battle-trained moudjahiddine, their replacements — often drafted direct from the fidayine, or village militia, because nothing but a trickle of reinforcements was getting through the Morice Line — showed a distinct drop in combat value. By the time of the Melun negotiations in the middle of 1960, war-weariness and a defensive mentality had made their greatest impact on the interior and, from the A.L.N.’s point of view, the war was definitely running down. Therefore, on this tangible and readily discernible evidence Challe could well claim to have been proved right in all his calculations. Yet, paradoxically, while the armed rebellion might be seen to be “withering away”, at the same time the political imprint of the revolution was imposing itself more and more indelibly on the population. As the katibas disintegrated under Challe’s pressure, their members would filter back to their own villages and often, far from abandoning the cause, they would there reinforce the political struggle by establishing new clandestine cells under the Organisation Politico-Administrative. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1228 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The FLN won self-determination just when it faced military defeat; Military defeat of guerrilla bands shifted rather than ended the revolution’s political impact; Military pacification ended and politics dominated as the war wound down — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1291 (+13 more)

Related

• Local republics sustained resistance after their formal armies collapsed. (similarity 0.93)
• The military defeat of the maquis shifted resistance into political clandestine organization among villagers. (similarity 0.91)
• Political struggle continues after military defeat on political terrain (similarity 0.89)
• Military defeat of guerrilla bands shifted rather than ended the revolution’s political impact (similarity 0.87)
• Heavy-handed counterinsurgency sweeps drove the young into the maquis (similarity 0.87)
• The FLN won self-determination just when it faced military defeat (similarity 0.86)
• Military success on the battlefield coexisted with a sense that political betrayal was imminent. (similarity 0.83)
• The F.L.N. won the decisive political round just as the army defeated it militarily (similarity 0.83)
• By 1956 rebel bands stood and fought instead of melting into the maquis (similarity 0.82)
• Heavy-handed military reprisals in Algeria drove more Algerians to join the rebels. (similarity 0.82)
• Challe’s military victories proved hollow because Boumedienne was rebuilding rebel strength abroad (similarity 0.82)
• Algeria’s revolution was won by mass civilian struggle, not by guerrilla arms. (similarity 0.81)
• Military pacification ended and politics dominated as the war wound down (similarity 0.81)
• Challe’s military victory was illusory because guerrilla forces could regenerate. (similarity 0.81)
• The French army in Algeria transformed from clumsy to effective by 1956 (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• The military defeat of the maquis shifted resistance into political clandestine organization among villagers. #corroborates (0.85) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1228
• Military defeat of guerrilla bands shifted rather than ended the revolution’s political impact #corroborates (0.80)
• Military pacification ended and politics dominated as the war wound down #corroborates (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1291
• The F.L.N.’s appearance of unity sustained the revolt more than fresh fighters would #expands (0.60)
• Even defeated uprisings persist through the hidden act of keeping arms #complicates (0.50) — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 53
• Restricting freedom provokes the rebellion it aims to prevent #exemplifies (0.50)
• French disarmament backfired by provoking uprisings and troop defections. #complicates (0.40) — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 999