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Battle of Guadarrama

My first map from the 20th century. I was focused on making maps from the musket era but I was also interested in the Spanish Civil War. The place is located in the mountains of Guadarrama.

Batalla de Guadarrama
22 July–15 September 1936
Guadarrama Range, Ávila, Madrid and Segovia provinces, Spain

Republican Faction
VS
Nationalist faction

S.R:
Maj. Gen. José Riquelme y López-Bago
Col. Enrique del Castillo
Lt. Col. Julio Mangada
Lt. José María Galán
Lt. Francisco Galán
Cpt. Fernando Condés
Juan Modesto
Cipriano Mera

N.S:
Gen. Emilio Mola
Col. Francisco García-Escámez
Col. José Gistau Algarra
Lt. Col. Lisardo Doval
Col. Ricardo Serrador
Onésimo Redondo

The Battle of Guadarrama was the first battle in the Spanish Civil War involving troops loyal to the Second Spanish Republic in the Guadarrama Range. The battle took place in the last week of July and in early August 1936. The Nationalist side sent by General Mola was attempting to cross the mountain passes of the Sierra de Guadarrama and reach Madrid by the North, but the Republican side, made up of mililtiamen and troops disbanded by the government left Madrid to stop the Nationalists. The Republican side was successful and the Nationalist troops did not manage to cross the mountain passes.