Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Cipriano Mera

Battles of Cipriano Mera

Spanish anarchist and army officer (1897–1975)

Cipriano Mera is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1936 and 1937: 3 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 166 km apart end to end, 55 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Spanish Civil War (4).

Battle of GuadarramaSiege of MadridSecond Battle of the Corunna RoadBattle of GuadalajaraBattle of GuadarramaSiege of MadridSecond Battle of the Corunna RoadBattle of GuadalajaraValenciaZaragozaValladolidSalamancaToledo200 km40.782N, 3.529W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1936: 3 engagements3 in 19361937: 1 engagements19361937
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Guadarrama, 1936Siege of Madrid, 1936Second Battle of the Corunna Road, 1936Battle of Guadalajara, 193719361937
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
24 July 1936Battle of GuadarramaSierra de Guadarrama, SpainNationalist offensive stopped; Front at the Sierra de...
8 November 1936Siege of MadridMadrid, Spain83 km SNationalist victory; Republicans win the battle in 1936...
13 December 1936Second Battle of the Corunna RoadSpain17 km WRepublican victory
1937Battle of GuadalajaraGuadalajara, Spain66 km NERepublican victory

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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.