Battle of Brunete

Battle of Brunete
Part of the Spanish Civil War

Map of the Battle of the Brunete
DateJuly 6–25, 1937
Location
Brunete, Spain
Result Indecisive[1]
Belligerents

Spain Spanish Republic

Francoist Spain Nationalist Spain
 Germany

Commanders and leaders
José Miaja
Vicente Rojo Lluch		 José Varela
Strength

Thomas: 85,000[2]
Beevor: 70,000[3]
Jackson: 50,000 infantry[4]
Thomas: 300 aircraft[5]
Beevor: 50 bombers, 90 fighters (only 50 serviceable)[6]
Jackson: 100 aircraft [7]

100 tanks[8]
~130 tanks[9][10]		 65,000 infantry
105 aircraft
Casualties and losses
10,000[11]–15,000 dead or wounded[12]
60–100 aircraft		 7,000 dead or wounded[13]
23 aircraft

The Battle of Brunete (6–25 July 1937), fought 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Madrid, was a Republican attempt to alleviate the pressure exerted by the Nationalists on the capital and on the north during the Spanish Civil War. Although initially successful, the Republicans were forced to retreat from Brunete after Nationalist counterattacks, and suffered devastating casualties from the battle.

  1. ^ Antony Beevor (2006), pp. 284–285
  2. ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin books. London. 2006. p. 689
  3. ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain; the Spanish Civil War: 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p. 278
  4. ^ Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War,1931–1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p. 394
  5. ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin books. London. 2006. p. 689
  6. ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain; the Spanish Civil War: 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p. 278
  7. ^ Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War,1931–1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p. 394
  8. ^ Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War,1931–1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p. 394
  9. ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain; the Spanish Civil War: 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p. 278
  10. ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin books. London. 2006. p. 689
  11. ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin books. London. 2006. p. 694
  12. ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain; the Spanish Civil War: 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p. 284
  13. ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain; the Spanish Civil War: 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p. 284