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Battle of Seseña

Battle of Seseña was a battle fought on 29 October 1936 at Seseña, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Spanish Civil War, which ran from 1936 to 1939. The recorded result: Nationalist victory. Recorded strength: Around 3,800 men; 15 T-26 tanks against One cavalry column; At least 11 Italian L3/33 tankettes.

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Carro de combate del modelo sovietico T-26, usado por el Gobierno de la Republica en la Guerra Civil Española. Actualmente en Salamanca.
Carro de combate del modelo sovietico T-26, usado por el Gobierno de la Republica en la Guerra Civil Española. Actualmente en Salamanca.. Garrapata, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 October 1936
WhereSeseña, Spain40.105N, 3.702W
OutcomeNationalist victory
BelligerentsSpanish Republic; Soviet UnionagainstNationalist Spain; Fascist Italy (1922–1943)
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 Seseña, 1936
62 placed engagements of the Spanish Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 October 1936
PlaceSeseña, Spain
40.105N, 3.702W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthAround 3,800 men; 15 T-26 tanksOne cavalry column; At least 11 Italian L3/33 tankettes
Casualties and losses8 dead; 6 wounded; 3 tanks destroyed; 3 tanks damagedNationalist claim: 13 dead; 60 wounded; 1 tankette destroyed; 1 tankette disabled; 10 trucks destroyed; Soviet claim: 600 dead; 11 tankettes destroyed; 3 civilians killed; 7 civilians injured
Commanders
Battle of SeseñaBattle of SeseñaBattle of AranjuezBattle of JaramaBattle of OcañaSiege of OrejaSiege of the Alcazar of MadridBattle of OcañaSiege of the Alcazar of MadridSalamancaAlbaceteToledoGuadalajara100 km40.105N, 3.702W
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Battle of Seseña 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 Q923995, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Seseña, revision 1370589075, 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.