Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of José Enrique Varela

Battles of José Enrique Varela

Spanish general (1891-1951)

José Enrique Varela is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1936 and 1937: 6 battles, 2 sieges and 1 campaign, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,084 km apart end to end, 136 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Spanish Civil War (9).

Andalusia campaignCórdoba offensiveBattle of Cerro MurianoSecond Battle of the Corunna RoadSiege of the AlcázarSiege of MadridBattle of JaramaBattle of BruneteBattle of TeruelSiege of the AlcázarSiege of MadridBattle of JaramaBattle of BruneteBattle of TeruelSevilleValenciaCórdobaMurciaGranada‎AlicanteCartagenaCastelloAlbaceteHuelva200 km38.912N, 3.544W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1936: 6 engagements6 in 19361937: 3 engagements19361937
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of the Alcázar, 1936Andalusia campaign, 1936Córdoba offensive, 1936Battle of Cerro Muriano, 1936Siege of Madrid, 1936Second Battle of the Corunna Road, 1936Battle of Jarama, 1937Battle of Brunete, 1937Battle of Teruel, 193719361937
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1936Siege of the AlcázarAlcázar of Toledo, SpainNationalist victory; Siege lifted; Nationalists capture...
1936Andalusia campaignAndalusia, Spain322 km SWNationalist victory
1936Córdoba offensiveSpain119 km NENationalist victory
5 September 1936Battle of Cerro MurianoCórdoba Province, Spain13 km NNationalist victory
8 November 1936Siege of MadridMadrid, Spain284 km NNationalist victory; Republicans win the battle in 1936...
13 December 1936Second Battle of the Corunna RoadSpain17 km WRepublican victory
1937Battle of JaramaMadrid, Spain39 km SEIndecisive
6 July 1937Battle of BruneteBrunete, Spain45 km NWIndecisive
15 December 1937Battle of TeruelTeruel, Spain244 km ENationalist victory

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, unsigned, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.