Battle of Pozoblanco

Battle of Pozoblanco
	Part of the Spanish Civil War
Date	March 6 - April 16, 1937
Location	Pozoblanco, Spain
Result	Republican victory
Belligerents
Spanish Republic	Nationalist Spain
Commanders and leaders
Gabriel Morales; Joaquín Pérez Salas; Enrique García Moreno	Gonzalo Queipo de Llano

Last updated June 24, 2024

The Battle of Pozoblanco took place between 6 March and 16 April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War.^[1] The battle saw Republican troops defeat Nationalist attempts to take the town.

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References

↑ Seidman, Michael M. (2002). Republic of egos: a social history of the Spanish Civil War. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-299-17864-2 . Retrieved 29 July 2011.

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[Seidman2002-1] Seidman, Michael M. (2002). Republic of egos: a social history of the Spanish Civil War. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-299-17864-2 . Retrieved 29 July 2011.

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