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Battle of Brunete

Battle of Brunete was a battle fought on 6 July 1937 at Brunete, in what is now Spain; it lasted 19 days. It was part of the Spanish Civil War, which ran from 1936 to 1939. The recorded result: Indecisive.

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Fought6 July 1937lasted 19 days
WhereBrunete, Spain40.400N, 3.983W
OutcomeIndecisive
BelligerentsSpanish Republic; International BrigadesagainstNationalist Spain; Nazi Germany; Condor Legion
Casualties and losses10,000–25,000 dead or wounded; 60–100 aircraftand7,000 dead or wounded; 23 aircraft
Part ofSpanish Civil War1936 to 1939

Where it sits in the Spanish Civil War

Siege of Almadén, 1934Siege of the Alcázar, 1936Battle of Lopera, 1936Siege of the Montaña Barracks, 1936Battle of Vigo, 1936Siege of Gijón, 1936Siege of Oviedo, 1936Siege of Tocina barracks, 1936Siege of the Loyola barracks, 1936Battle of Guadarrama, 1936Convoy de la Victoria, 1936Battle of Sigüenza, 1936Battle of Almendralejo, 1936Battle of Mérida, 1936Battle of Badajoz, 1936Battle of Majorca, 1936Saseta defence work, 1936Battle of Irún, 1936Battle of Monte Pelado, 1936Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe, 1936Battle of Talavera de la Reina, 1936Battle of Cerro Muriano, 1936Siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza, 1936Battle of Eibar, 1936Battle of Cape Espartel, 1936Battle of Seseña, 1936Siege of Madrid, 1936Battle of Ciudad Universitaria, 1936First Battle of the Corunna Road, 1936Second Battle of the Corunna Road, 1936Battle of Guadalajara, 1937Battle of Jarama, 1937Battle of El Escamplero, 1937Battle of Málaga, 1937Battle of Cape Machichaco, 1937Battle of Pozoblanco, 1937Battle of Saibigain, 1937Battle of Intxortas, 1937Battle of Bermeo, 1937Barcelona May Days, 1937Battle of Sollube, 1937Battle of Bilbao, 1937Battle of Albarracín, 1937Battle of Brunete, 1937Battle of Belchite, 1937Battle of Quinto, 1937Battle of El Mazucu, 1937Battle of Cape Cherchell, 1937Battle of Santander, 1937Battle of Fuentes de Ebro, 1937Battle of Teruel, 1937Battle of Caspe, 1938Battle of Alfambra, 1938Aragon Offensive, 1938Battle of Gandesa, 1938Battle of the Segre, 1938Merida pocket, 1938Battle of the Ebro, 1938Siege of Gandesa, 1938Sinking of the SS Cantabria, 1938Catalonia Offensive, 1938Battle of Bielsa pocket, 193919341939Battle of Brunete, 1937
62 placed engagements of the Spanish Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 July 1937
to 25 July 1937
PlaceBrunete, Spain
40.400N, 3.983W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeRepublicans retreat after Nationalist counteroffensive but manage to hold onto Villanueva de la Cañada, Villanueva del Pardillo, and Quijorna
StrengthThomas: 85,000; Beevor: 70,000; Jackson: 50,000 infantry; Thomas: 300 aircraft; Beevor: 50 bombers, 90 fighters (only 50 serviceable); Jackson: 100 aircraft; 100 tanks; ~130 tanks65,000 infantry; 105 aircraft
Casualties and losses10,000–25,000 dead or wounded; 60–100 aircraft7,000 dead or wounded; 23 aircraft
Commanders
Battle of BruneteBattle of BruneteSecond Battle of the Corunna RoadBattle of MajadahondaFirst Battle of the Corunna RoadBattle of Ciudad UniversitariaSiege of the Montaña BarracksBattle of MajadahondaSalamancaToledo100 km40.400N, 3.983W
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Battle of Brunete is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2060419, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Brunete, revision 1370435332, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.