British Battalion

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International Brigades unit battalion military unit

The British Battalion was a unit of international volunteers, largely from Britain and Ireland, that fought for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War as part of the International Brigades.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	International Brigades unit → battalion → military unit →
activeDuring	1936 → 1937 → 1938 → 1939 →
allegiance	Spanish Republic →
associatedWith	Communist Party of Great Britain → Irish socialist movements →
casualties	high proportion of its strength →
conflict	Spanish Civil War →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
disbandedIn	1938 →
disbandedInContextOf	withdrawal of International Brigades →
formedIn	1936 →
foughtAlongside	Lincoln Battalion → Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion → Thälmann Battalion →
hasComponent	Irish volunteers →
hasMajorComponent	British volunteers →
hasNotableMember	Christopher Caudwell → Fred Copeman → George Nathan → Jock Cunningham → John Cornford → Lewis Clive → Nat Cohen → Tom Wintringham →
ideology	anti-fascism →
language	English →
notableEngagement	Battle of Belchite → Battle of Brunete → Battle of Jarama → Battle of the Ebro →
opposedTo	Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War →
partOf	International Brigades →
recruitmentArea	Glasgow → Great Britain → Ireland → London → Manchester →
role	infantry →
side	Republican side in the Spanish Civil War →
theaterOfOperations	Aragon front → Ebro front → Jarama front → Spain →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Jarama →	involvedUnit
International Brigades →	notableUnit