Battle of Sigüenza
1936 CE.
Shown on the map at 41.069°, -2.639°.
The Battle of Sigüenza took place from 7 August 1936 to 15 October 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. Sigüenza's position north-east of Madrid made it an important strategic location for the rebel opponents of the elected government, also known as the Nationalists and later led by Franco, in their advance on Madrid. The Republicans, consisting of loyalist supporters of the elected government and volunteers who came to Spain to fight against the fascist rebels, barricaded the city to protect it from the rebels, and made guerilla attacks on nearby rebel bases. By the beginning of October the rebels had surrounded Madrid in a "C" shape, with Sigüenza being an important location on the "C" holding the rebels back from Madrid. The rebel troops surrounded the Sigüenza and with the assistance of heavy air raids took the city. After reports that the rebels were advancing on Sigüenza to stop travel to and from Madrid in early October, the town was reported to have fallen to the rebels on October 9, leaving both flanks of the government defences "seriously threatened". On October 11 the government claimed they had retaken Sigüenza, though the rebels denied this.
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