Battle of Jarama

Battle of Jarama
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Bomber of the Nationalist air force
Date February 6–27, 1937 Location Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Second Spanish Republic International Brigades	Nationalist Spain Irish Brigade
Commanders and leaders
José Miaja Sebastián Pozas Perea Enrique Líster Valentín González Robert Merriman	Enrique Varela García Escámez Carlos Asensio Fernándo Barrón Ortiz
Strength
~30,000 infantry (June 15) 30 tanks	25,000–40,000 infantry, ~40 guns 55 tanks
Casualties and losses
10,000–25,000 dead, wounded, or captured	6,000–20,000 dead, wounded, or captured

Second Spanish Republic

Nationalist Spain

The Battle of Jarama (February 6–27, 1937) was an attempt by General Francisco Franco's Nationalists to dislodge the Republican lines along the river Jarama, just east of Madrid, during the Spanish Civil War. Elite Spanish Legionnaires and Moroccan Regulares from the Army of Africa forced back the Republican Army of the Centre, including the International Brigades, but after days of fierce fighting no breakthrough was achieved. Republican counterattacks along the captured ground likewise failed, resulting in heavy casualties to both sides.

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