Battle of the University City
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The Battle of the University City was a major early engagement of the Spanish Civil War in November 1936, where Republican and Nationalist forces fiercely fought for control of Madrid’s university district.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nationalist faction (Spain)
ⓘ
Second Spanish Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
|
| city | Madrid ⓘ |
| combatType |
infantry engagement
ⓘ
urban combat ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war battle ⓘ |
| consequence |
prolongation of the Siege of Madrid
ⓘ
stalemate on the Madrid front ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Second Spanish Republic ⓘ |
| damage |
heavy damage to the University City campus
ⓘ
severe destruction of university buildings ⓘ |
| endDate | 1936-11-23 ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| front | Madrid front ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key early test of Republican defense of Madrid
ⓘ
one of the first large-scale urban battles of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| location |
Madrid
ⓘ
Cantoblanco, Madrid ⓘ
surface form:
University City of Madrid
|
| notableFor |
heavy casualties on both sides
ⓘ
house-to-house fighting ⓘ symbolic defense of the Spanish capital ⓘ urban warfare in university buildings ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Madrid by Nationalist forces
ⓘ
defense of Madrid by Republican forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nationalist Army units
ⓘ
Republican forces ⓘ
surface form:
Republican militias
|
| partOf |
Battle of Madrid
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle for Madrid
Siege of Madrid ⓘ early phase of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| region | Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| result |
Nationalists halted on the Manzanares River
ⓘ
Republicans retained most of Madrid ⓘ indecisive ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Manzanares River ⓘ |
| side |
Nationalist forces
ⓘ
Republican forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 1936-11-15 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to central Madrid
ⓘ
control of key bridges over the Manzanares ⓘ |
| tactics |
street fighting
ⓘ
use of fortified buildings ⓘ |
| timePeriod | November 1936 ⓘ |
| year | 1936 ⓘ |
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