Battle of Seseña

The Battle of Seseña was a Republican-Soviet assault on the Nationalist stronghold of Seseña, near Toledo, 30 km south of Madrid in October 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. After the fall of Talavera de la Reina and Toledo in September 1936, the Nationalist troops pushed towards Madrid and in October they were 30 km from the city. The Republican government which had received new Soviet weapons decided to launch a counteroffensive in order to stop the Nationalist offensive at Seseña. The attack failed and the Nationalists resumed their advance towards Madrid. The battle is notable for being the first time that massive tank warfare was seen in the Spanish War and for the use by Nationalist troops of Molotov cocktails against Soviet T-26 tanks.

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battle, Spain, 

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1936 Battle of Seseña

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1130 Capture of Aceca

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1139 Siege of Oreja

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1808 Mutiny of Aranjuez

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1809-08-05T00:00:00Z

1809 Battle of Aranjuez

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1809 Battle of Ontígola

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1809 Battle of Ocaña

1937-02-06T00:00:00Z

1937-02-27T00:00:00Z

1937 Battle of Jarama

1938-03-07T00:00:00Z

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1938 Aragon Offensive

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1833 — 1840 First Carlist War

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1846 — 1849 Second Carlist War

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1872 — 1876 Third Carlist War

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1479	Hispanic Monarchy		Wikidata
area	region	1516	Spain	Mediterranean country, realm, sovereign state, nation state, country	Wikidata
area	region	1700	Kingdom of Spain		Wikidata
area	region	1873	First Spanish Republic		Wikidata
area	region	1931	Second Spanish Republic		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Napoleon I's Campaign in Spain	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1130	Capture of Aceca	Almoravid dynasty, battle, Kingdom of Castile	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1139	Siege of Oreja	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1808	Mutiny of Aranjuez	mutiny	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Battle of Aranjuez	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Battle of Ontígola	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Battle of Ocaña	battle, First French Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1936	Battle of Seseña	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Battle of Jarama	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1938	Aragon Offensive	battle, offensive	Wikidata
event	war	1833	First Carlist War	civil war, Carlism, Liberal Army (First Carlist War), Carlist army (First Carlist War), liberalism and radicalism in Spain	Wikidata
event	war	1846	Second Carlist War	civil war	Wikidata
event	war	1872	Third Carlist War	civil war, First Spanish Republic, Carlism, Carlist army, liberalism and radicalism in Spain	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1923	CASA	arms industry, subsidiary company, aerospace manufacturer, aircraft industry, enterprise	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1925	Unknown	arms industry, business, enterprise	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1909	Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata