Operation Lucky Alphonse

Operation Lucky Alphonse
	Part of Cyprus Emergency
Date	7 June 1956 - 23 June 1956
Location	Troodos Mountains, Cyprus
Result	EOKA victory
Belligerents
EOKA	British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Georgios Grivas	Brigadier Geoffrey Baker
Units involved
Mountain Group	British Armed Forces Royal Marines; The Parachute Regiment; The Gordon Highlanders; The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry; The South Staffordshire Regiment; The Royal Norfolk Regiment; The Royal Horse Guards; The RAF Regiment; HMS Diamond; C Company of the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry; ;
Strength
50-100	5,000–20,000
Casualties and losses
	Over 30 dead; Many wounded

Operation Lucky Alphonse was a failed British Armed Forces operation that occurred during the EOKA insurgency in Cyprus. The British military sustained more than 30 casualties, mostly from an accidental forest fire.