The Battle of Algiers marked the end of any possibility of negotiated settlement

Evidence

But I failed. That was the last moment when I felt it might be possible to talk; after the Battle of Algiers it always seemed to be too late. For that was the moment when—Lacoste having handed over responsibility to the army—the French ceased to govern Algeria…. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 679

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the book’s broader thesis about how counterinsurgency military victories foreclosed political paths, relevant to the reader’s interest in the Savage War concept being fought back. — connects to: Torture won the Battle of Algiers but lost the war for France; The Battle of Algiers exposed torture as a lasting poison for France — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 580; Torture became institutionalized in the French army during the Battle of Algiers — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 592 (+5 more)

Related

• Torture won the Battle of Algiers but lost the war for France (similarity 0.88)
• The Battle of Algiers exposed torture as a lasting poison for France (similarity 0.88)
• Torture became institutionalized in the French army during the Battle of Algiers (similarity 0.85)
• Algeria would be lost on France’s interior political front, not on the military front (similarity 0.84)
• Torture was the chief factor in France’s defeat. (similarity 0.84)
• Torture more than any single factor caused France’s Algerian defeat (similarity 0.84)
• Torture boomeranged against France in the Algerian war (similarity 0.83)
• Military victory elevated the army to ultimate political arbiter in Algeria (similarity 0.83)
• Winning militarily while losing politically doomed the French army in Algeria (similarity 0.83)
• Soustelle predicted France would lose Algeria on the home front, not militarily. (similarity 0.83)
• Torture in Algeria left a lingering poison in the French system (similarity 0.83)
• Torture was effective in winning the short-term battle of Algiers (similarity 0.83)
• Soummam’s military doctrine produced the F.L.N.’s catastrophic Battle of Algiers (similarity 0.83)
• Military victory in the Battle of Algiers ultimately aided F.L.N. long-term goals. (similarity 0.83)
• Granting Tunisian and Moroccan independence without Algeria was a strategic error. (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• The Battle of Algiers began with women bombing civilian targets #expands (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1710
• Franco-Algerian coexistence was destroyed by accumulated missed chances #corroborates (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1611
• Cooperation between settlers and Muslims could have preserved a European future in Algeria #contradicts (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1672
• Algerian refusal to compromise stripped away each French negotiating demand #corroborates (0.40)
• De Gaulle’s political successes could not translate into any Algerian peace progress #qualifies (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 957