Siege of the Alcázar (1936 AD)

Siege of the Alcázar (Republicans & Confederal militias & Antifascist Worker and Peasant Militias & Fifth Regiment vs Nationalists) took place in 1936 AD during Spanish Civil War.

Battle facts

• Year: 1936 AD
• Date: 1936-01-01
• Era: Modern
• Conflict: Spanish Civil War
• Side A: Republicans, Confederal militias, Antifascist Worker and Peasant Militias, Fifth Regiment
• Side B: Nationalists
• Commanders (A): Maj. Gen. José Riquelme, Col. Aureliano Álvarez-Coque, Lt. Col. Ricardo Burillo, Lt. Col. Luis Barceló, Cpt. Salvador Sediles
• Commanders (B): Brig. José Enrique Varela, Col. José Moscardó Ituarte, Lt. Col. Pedro Romero Basart, Lt. Col. Ricardo Villalba Rubio, Maj. Víctor Martínez Simancas
• Casualties: approx. High48–65 dead 438 wounded 22 missing
• Outcome: Nationalist victory Siege lifted Nationalists capture Toledo
• Coordinates: 39.858°, -4.021°

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