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Battle of Valsequillo

Battle of Valsequillo was a battle fought in 1939 at Extremadura, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Extremadura. The recorded result: Nationalist victory. Recorded strength: 90,000 men; 200 guns; 40 tanks against 80,000 men; 100 guns.

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Fachada de la antigua fábrica de ácido sulfúrico en Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, provincia de Córdoba (España).
Fachada de la antigua fábrica de ácido sulfúrico en Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, provincia de Córdoba (España).. Feranza, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1939
WhereExtremadura, Spain39.200N, 6.150W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeNationalist victory
BelligerentsSpanish RepublicagainstNationalist Spain
Casualties and losses6,000and2,000

Record

Date1939 (year precision)
to 1939
PlaceExtremadura, Spain
39.200N, 6.150W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength90,000 men; 200 guns; 40 tanks80,000 men; 100 guns
Casualties and losses6,0002,000
Commanders
  • Juan Ibarrola
  • Manuel Matallana
Battle of ValsequilloBattle of ValsequilloBattle of MiajadasBattle of MedellínConquest of MéridaBattle of MéridaBattle of MontijoBattle of MedellínConquest of MéridaBadajozCovilhãÉvoraBejaCastelo BrancoPortalegre100 km39.200N, 6.150W
Placed at Extremadura; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1939

Battle of Valsequillo is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872648, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Valsequillo, revision 1370592147, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.