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16/2/1936
The Popular Front win the election to the Cortes (Spanish parliament)
8/3/1936
General Mola, General Franco and other army officers meet in Madrid to discuss a military coup against the Popular Front government.
15/3/1936
The government bans the Falange, a Spanish fascist organisation, and arrests its leader Primo de Rivera.
17-18/7/1936
Start of military rebellion against the Spanish government, first in North Africa and then in mainland Spain.
19-20/7/1936
The military uprising is defeated in Madrid and Barcelona, but large parts of Spain come under the control of the rebels.
21/7-27/91936
The Civil Guard and military cadets are besieged in the Alcazar, Toledo and are saved by Franco's Nationalist troops.
Late 7/1936 and onwards
Italian and German military supplies, including aircraft, are received by the rebels in North Africa and Spain. The USSR sens aid to the Republicans.
8/1936
France and Great Britain propose a policy of non intervention, which is agreed to by by Germany, Portugal, the USSR and Italy.
14/8/1936
Nationalists capture the city of Badajoz. 2000-4000 civilians are massacred by Spanish Moroccan troops.
4/9/1936
Caballero becomes prime minister of a coalition government of socialists, communists, Left republicans, Basque Nationalists and (later) anarchists.
5/9/1936
Irun, a Basque town, is captured by the Nationalists.
21/9/1936
Rebel leaders agree that General Franco should be supreme commander of the Nationalist forces,
10/1936
First International Brigades are formed: foreign volunteers fighting on the side of the Republican government.
2/11/1936
Nationalist troops capture the town of Brunette, west of Madrid.
7/11/1936
Start of land attack on Madrid.
6/2/1937
Start of the battle of Jarama - a Nationalist offensive to cross the river Jarama, east of Madrid.
8-18/3/1937
Nationalists troops launch an offensive northeast of Madrid: Battle of Guadalajara
26/4/1937
Bombing of Basque town of Guernica by German aeroplanes.
3-8/5/1937
Divisions between different factions of the Republican Government result in street fighting in Barcelona.
1/7/1937
Franco is endorsed as legitimate ruler of Spain by Spanish bishops (Catholic church)
21/10/1937
Capture of city of Gijon by Nationalist forces. All of the north coast is under rebel control.
12/1937- 2/1938
Battle of Teruel. republican forces capture Teruel before being forced back by Nationalists.
25/7- 16/11/1938
Republican forces launch an offensive across the river Ebro but are forced back by Nationalists.
4/10/1938
Withdrawal of the International Brigade from the front.
26/1/1939
Nationalist forces enter Barcelona.
10/2/1939
Fall of Catalonia to Nationalist troops.
28/3/1939
Madrid taken by Nationalist troops.
1/4/1939
Republican surrender. Franco declares war to be over.
Reviewing the timeline write a brief review of the Spanish Civil War. What do the events tell you about the Nationalist strategy? Why do you think the Republicans lost the war?
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10 March 2019
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