war, 62 engagements
Battles of the Spanish Civil War
The atlas places 62 engagements of the Spanish Civil War (1936 to 1939): 49 battles, 10 sieges and 3 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in Spain (61), United Kingdom (1). The most widely documented: Siege of Madrid, Battle of the Ebro, Battle of Teruel, Siege of the Alcázar, Battle of Guadalajara.
Engagements by year
The war in time order
Commanders 17 with pages
Vicente Rojo Lluch 12 engagements
Enrique Líster 11 engagements
Juan Yagüe Blanco 10 engagements
José Enrique Varela 7 engagements
Carlos Asensio Cabanillas 7 engagements
Rafael García Valiño 7 engagements
Juan Modesto 6 engagements
José Miaja 6 engagements
Francisco Franco 6 engagements
José Solchaga 6 engagements- Fernando Barrón Ortiz 5 engagements
- Francisco Galán 4 engagements
Engagements by date
| Date | Engagement | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1934 | Siege of Almadén | Almadén, Spain | |
| 1936 | Siege of the Alcázar | Alcázar of Toledo, Spain | Nationalist victory; Siege lifted; Nationalists capture Toledo |
| 1936 | Battle of Lopera | Jaén Province, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 18 July 1936 | Siege of the Montaña Barracks | Montaña barracks, Spain | Republican victory |
| 1936 | Battle of Vigo | Vigo, Spain | |
| 19 July 1936 | Siege of Gijón | Gijón, Spain | Republican victory |
| 19 July 1936 | Siege of Oviedo | Oviedo, Spain | Nationalist victory; Siege lifted |
| 1936 | Siege of Tocina barracks | Spain | |
| 21 July 1936 | Siege of the Loyola barracks | Gipuzkoa, Spain | Republican victory |
| 24 July 1936 | Battle of Guadarrama | Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain | Nationalist offensive stopped; Front at the Sierra de Guadarrama... |
| 5 August 1936 | Convoy de la Victoria | Mediterranean Sea, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 7 August 1936 | Battle of Sigüenza | Sigüenza, Spain | |
| 7 August 1936 | Battle of Almendralejo | Almendralejo, Spain | |
| 10 August 1936 | Battle of Mérida | Mérida, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 12 August 1936 | Battle of Badajoz | Badajoz, Spain | Nationalist victory; Massacre of Badajoz |
| 16 August 1936 | Battle of Majorca | Mallorca, Spain | Nationalist victory; Nationalists regain full control of Mallorca... |
| 1936 | Saseta defence work | Andatza mountain range, Spain | |
| 19 August 1936 | Battle of Irún | Bidasoaldea, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 28 August 1936 | Battle of Monte Pelado | Huesca, Spain | Italian anti-fascist victory |
| 31 August 1936 | Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe | Trujillo, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 3 September 1936 | Battle of Talavera de la Reina | Talavera de la Reina, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 5 September 1936 | Battle of Cerro Muriano | Córdoba Province, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 14 September 1936 | Siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza | Basilica and Royal Shrine of Our Lady of Cabeza, Spain | Republican victory |
| 27 September 1936 | Battle of Eibar | Eibar, Spain | |
| 29 September 1936 | Battle of Cape Espartel | Cape Spartel, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 29 October 1936 | Battle of Seseña | Seseña, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 8 November 1936 | Siege of Madrid | Madrid, Spain | Nationalist victory; Republicans win the battle in 1936; City... |
| 15 November 1936 | Battle of Ciudad Universitaria | Madrid, Spain | Republican victory |
| December 1936 | First Battle of the Corunna Road | Community of Madrid, Spain | |
| 13 December 1936 | Second Battle of the Corunna Road | Spain | Republican victory |
| 1937 | Battle of Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Spain | Republican victory |
| 1937 | Battle of Jarama | Madrid, Spain | Indecisive |
| 1937 | Battle of El Escamplero | Les Regueres, Spain | |
| 3 February 1937 | Battle of Málaga | Málaga, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 5 March 1937 | Battle of Cape Machichaco | Cape of Matxitxako, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 6 March 1937 | Battle of Pozoblanco | Pozoblanco, Spain | Republican victory |
| 5 April 1937 | Battle of Saibigain | Saibi, Spain | |
| 21 April 1937 | Battle of Intxortas | Intxortas, Spain | |
| 30 April 1937 | Battle of Bermeo | Bermeo, Spain | |
| 3 May 1937 | Barcelona May Days | Barcelona, Spain | Government victory; Recovery of government control in Barcelona and... |
| 6 May 1937 | Battle of Sollube | Sollube, Spain | |
| 13 June 1937 | Battle of Bilbao | Bilbao, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 5 July 1937 | Battle of Albarracín | Albarracín, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 6 July 1937 | Battle of Brunete | Brunete, Spain | Indecisive |
| 24 August 1937 | Battle of Belchite | Belchite Viejo, Spain | Republican victory |
| 1937 | Battle of Quinto | Spain | |
| 6 September 1937 | Battle of El Mazucu | Llanes, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 7 September 1937 | Battle of Cape Cherchell | Cherchell, Spain | Nationalist victory; Republican shipping disrupted in the... |
| 17 September 1937 | Battle of Santander | Cantabria, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 1937 | Battle of Fuentes de Ebro | Spain | |
| 15 December 1937 | Battle of Teruel | Teruel, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 1938 | Battle of Caspe | Caspe, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 5 February 1938 | Battle of Alfambra | Teruel Province, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 1938 | Aragon Offensive | Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 1 April 1938 | Battle of Gandesa | Gandesa, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 4 April 1938 | Battle of the Segre | Segre, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 1938 | Merida pocket | Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 25 July 1938 | Battle of the Ebro | Ebro, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 31 July 1938 | Siege of Gandesa | Gandesa, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 2 November 1938 | Sinking of the SS Cantabria | Cromer, United Kingdom | |
| 1938 | Catalonia Offensive | Catalonia, Spain | Nationalist victory |
| 15 June 1939 | Battle of Bielsa pocket | Bielsa Valley, Spain | Nationalist victory |
Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Spanish Civil War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.