Battle of the Corunna Road

Battle of the Corunna Road
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Date December 13, 1936 – January 15, 1937 Location Near Madrid, Spain Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Spanish Republic	Nationalist Spain
Commanders
José Miaja Luis Barceló El Campesino Cipriano Mera Gustavo Durán	José Enrique Varela Luís Orgaz Yoldi Sáenz de Buruaga Fernando Barrón Ortiz Francisco García Escámez
Strength
20,000 infantry, plus reinforcements	17,000 infantry and cavalry (Dec. 13)[1]
Casualties and losses
15,000 dead or wounded[2]	15,000 dead or wounded[2]

v • d • e Spanish Civil War Alcázar – Gijón – Oviedo – Guipúzcoa - Mérida – Badajoz – Mallorca – Sierra Guadalupe – Irún - Monte Pelato – Talavera – Cape Espartel – Madrid – Corunna Road – Málaga – Jarama - War in the North – Guadalajara – Guernica – Bilbao – Brunete – Santander – Belchite – El Mazuco – Cape Cherchell – Teruel – Cape Palos - Aragon Offensive - XYZ Line – Ebro - Catalonia Chronology: 1936 1937 1938-39

The Battle of the Corunna Road was a battle of the Spanish Civil War from 13 December 1936 to 15 January 1937, north west of Madrid.

The Battle of Madrid in November 1936 had been fought to a standstill, with the Nationalists failing to take the city. They then started to besiege it, aiming to cut its links to the rest of Spain. José Varela attacked the road to La Coruña and in early January held an 11 km section. The Republicans counterattacked, with a particular contribution from the International Brigade, leading to heavy casualties on both sides especially around Las Rozas, and the development of a further stalemate. But the Republican drive recaptured some territory west of Madrid including the towns of Majadahonda, Villanueva, Pozuelo and Boadilla. The threat to Madrid by the Nationalists was throwarted for the time being.

Notes

References

• Anthony Beevor (1999). The Spanish Civil War. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-352 81-0. 
• Hugh Thomas (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Modern Library. ISBN 0-375-75515-2. 

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