Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Antonio Castejón Espinosa

Spanish general (1896–1979)

Antonio Castejón Espinosa is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1936: 3 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 333 km apart end to end, 111 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Spanish Civil War (4).

Battle of BadajozBattle of the Sierra GuadalupeBattle of Talavera de la ReinaSiege of MadridBattle of BadajozBattle of the Sierra GuadalupeBattle of Talavera de la ReinaSiege of MadridSalamancaCoimbraToledoGuadalajaraCovilhãÉvoraCastelo BrancoGuardaViseuPortalegre200 km39.643N, 5.329W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1936: 4 engagements4 in 193619361936
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Badajoz, 1936Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe, 1936Battle of Talavera de la Reina, 1936Siege of Madrid, 193619361936
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 August 1936Battle of BadajozBadajoz, SpainNationalist victory; Massacre of Badajoz
31 August 1936Battle of the Sierra GuadalupeTrujillo, Spain151 km NENationalist victory
3 September 1936Battle of Talavera de la ReinaTalavera de la Reina, Spain72 km NENationalist victory
8 November 1936Siege of MadridMadrid, Spain110 km NENationalist victory; Republicans win the battle in 1936...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.