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The Battle of the Ebro (Spanish: Batalla del Ebro, Catalan: Batalla de l'Ebre) was the longest and largest battle of the Spanish Civil War and the greatest, in terms of manpower, logistics and material ever fought on Spanish soil.
The Battle of Ebro River was a naval battle fought near the mouth of Ebro River in the spring of 217 BC between a Carthaginian fleet of approximately 40 quinqueremes, under the command of Himilco, and a Roman fleet of 35 ships, under Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus. Hasdrubal Barca, the Carthaginian commander in Iberia, had launched a joint ...
Thus on 25 July 1938 Republican troops crossed the Ebro River successfully beginning the Battle of the Ebro. [4] After establishing some bridgeheads , loyalist forces advanced against the rebel-held towns of Gandesa and Vilalba dels Arcs , where after weeks of intense combats the Republican counteroffensive lost steam.
The army fought in the Battle of the Ebro. Fortified in mountainous terrain, it withstood seven offensives by Nationalist troops. [2] Ultimately, it was forced to withdraw towards France. Between 5 and 10 February 1939, soldiers of the Ebro Army crossed the Spanish-French border and were interned in camps in France. [3]
Battle of the Ebro: July 25, 1938 – November 16, 1938 The Republicans launched an offensive across the Ebro river to halt the Nationalist offensive. They expended much of their resources and manpower, but failed to halt the Nationalist assault.
Hasdrubal left Cartagena in the spring of 215 BC and marched for the Ebro, besieged a pro-Roman town and offered battle at Ibera. [8] In this battle, Hasdrubal used his cavalry superiority to attempt to clear the field while attempting to envelop the enemy on both sides with his infantry.
Map of the Battle of the Ebro showing the two pockets. The 42nd Division (Spanish: 42.ª División) [1] was a division of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. This unit was involved in the Battle of Alfambra —part of the Battle of Teruel, as well as in the Battle of the Ebro, suffering grievous losses in both battles.
Battle of the Ebro Military unit The British Battalion (1936–1938; officially the Saklatvala Battalion ) was the 16th battalion of the XV International Brigade , one of the mixed brigades of the International Brigades , during the Spanish Civil War .