Battle of the Corunna Road

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For the 1809 battle with a similar name see Battle of Corunna.

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

17,000 infantry and cavalry (Dec. 13)^[1]

Casualties and losses

15,000 dead or wounded^[2]

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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.

[edit] Notes

^ Thomas 2001, p. 434
^ ^a ^b Thomas 2001, p. 438.

[edit] 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.