The Morice Line cut off the interior Wilayas from all exterior support.

Evidence

Yet the Battle of Souk-Ahras undeniably marked a decisive defeat for the F.L.N.—ironically, on a line whose eponym, Morice, had recently fallen from power. In the course of the seven months since its construction, the F.L.N. was reckoned to have lost 6,000 men and 4,300 weapons (including casualties, though much less significant, on the Moroccan frontier). It signified the end of any serious attempt to breach the barrier. Henceforth the Wilayas would be virtually cut off from the exterior. It was a major military victory for the French, and clearly recognisable as such in army messes. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 820

Categorization

• XREF: Directly parallels the reader’s theme of colonial wars decided by cutting insurgent supply lines — Ho Chi Minh trail, Vietnam’s later strategy. — connects to: Foreign weapons flowed through Tunisia while the interior Wilayas asphyxiated without reinforcements. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 815; Boumedienne rejected attritional frontal attacks on the Morice Line and won by waiting — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1263; The French committed 80,000 of their best troops to defend the Morice Line. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 814 (+1 more)

Related

• The Morice Line was an electrified, mined, and patrolled barrier across the Tunisian frontier. (similarity 0.91)
• The French committed 80,000 of their best troops to defend the Morice Line. (similarity 0.89)
• Boumedienne rejected attritional frontal attacks on the Morice Line and won by waiting (similarity 0.89)
• Foreign weapons flowed through Tunisia while the interior Wilayas asphyxiated without reinforcements. (similarity 0.85)
• Boumedienne abandoned frontal assault for pinprick harassment to freeze French troops (similarity 0.81)
• Boumedienne replaced mass breaching with pin-prick harassment and low-profile interior warfare (similarity 0.81)
• French decolonization of Morocco and Tunisia handed the F.L.N. open frontiers (similarity 0.81)
• FLN units staged cross-border ambushes from Tunisian sanctuary (similarity 0.80)
• Without Bourguiba Tunisia the FLN would likely have been crushed militarily (similarity 0.79)
• Independent Morocco and Tunisia gave the F.L.N. sanctuaries that assured its survival. (similarity 0.79)
• Abane’s killing elevated the colonels over the politicals in the FLN (similarity 0.79)
• France’s granting independence to Morocco and Tunisia in 1956 gave the F.L.N. open frontiers (similarity 0.78)
• Sakiet uproar and French political crisis encouraged the F.L.N.’s all-out line assault. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The Morice Line was an electrified, mined, and patrolled barrier across the Tunisian frontier. #expands (0.80) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 814
• Boumedienne rejected attritional frontal attacks on the Morice Line and won by waiting #qualifies (0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1263
• The French committed 80,000 of their best troops to defend the Morice Line. #corroborates (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 814