Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Antonio Castejón Espinosa

Spanish general (1896–1979)

Antonio Castejón Espinosa is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas in 1936: 4 battles, 1 siege and 2 campaigns, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 754 km apart end to end, 126 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Spanish Civil War (7).

Andalusia campaignMérida OffensiveExtremadura campaignBattle of BadajozBattle of the Sierra GuadalupeBattle of Talavera de la ReinaSiege of MadridExtremadura campaignBattle of BadajozBattle of the Sierra GuadalupeBattle of Talavera de la ReinaSiege of MadridLisbonSevilleCórdobaGranada‎SetúbalAlbaceteHuelvaJaénCoimbraLorca200 km38.912N, 5.329W
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1936: 7 engagements7 in 193619361936
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Extremadura campaign, 1936Andalusia campaign, 1936Mérida Offensive, 1936Battle of Badajoz, 1936Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe, 1936Battle of Talavera de la Reina, 1936Siege of Madrid, 193619361936
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1936Extremadura campaignProvince of Badajoz, SpainNationalist victory
1936Andalusia campaignAndalusia, Spain141 km SNationalist victory
1936Mérida OffensiveExtremadura, Spain200 km NNationalist victory
12 August 1936Battle of BadajozBadajoz, Spain80 km SWNationalist victory; Massacre of Badajoz
31 August 1936Battle of the Sierra GuadalupeTrujillo, Spain151 km NENationalist victory
3 September 1936Battle of Talavera de la ReinaTalavera de la Reina, Spain72 km NENationalist victory
8 November 1936Siege of MadridMadrid, Spain110 km NENationalist victory; Republicans win the battle in 1936...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.