Spanish Civil War

King Alfonso

Feb 3, 1931

King Alfonso XII leaves Spain after Republican and socialist candidates are victorious in the nation's municipal elections.

Popular Front

Feb 16, 1936

Popular Front coalition of left-wing parties wins Spanish national elections and forms new Republican government.

Uprisings Begin

Jul 17, 1936

Right-wing military uprising against the Spanish government is declared in Spanish Morocco

Franco Takes Control

Jul 20, 1936

Franco takes control of Insurgent armies, aiding Germany and Italy.

Franco Gains Support

Jul 25, 1936

Hitler takes part in agreeing to support Franco.

Nationalists

Sep 5, 1936

Nationalists burn the city of Irun.

Franco & Nationalist Party

Oct 1, 1936

Franco was named Generalissimo and also becomes supreme head of Nationalist government and armies.

Germany and Italy

Nov 18, 1936

Germany and Italy start to realize the Nationalist government.

America Gets Involved

Dec 25, 1936

The first Americans leave New York harbor on the S. S. Normandie to fight for the Republic.

Nationalist Captures

Feb 8, 1937

Nationalists capture Malaga.

American Battalions

Mar 7, 1937

The Americans formed two new battalions. One was the George Washington Battalion and the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion.

Germany Getting Involved

Apr 26, 1937

Guernica is bombed by German Planes leaving over 2,500 civilian deaths.

Battles Continued

Sep 26, 1937

Over time the battles all around contined such as the battles of Quinto and Belchite in which the Lincolns suffered many casualties but won.

Turning Point

Oct 13, 1937

The Lincolns and MacPaps try to attack Fuentes de Ebro near Zaragoza, but are extremely unsuccessful. Days later, all of Northern Spain is in Nationalist control.

Republican Governmant Moves

Nov 30, 1937

At this point, the Reublican government moved to Barcelona.

Teruel

Feb 15, 1938

The Lincolns and MacPaps captured Teruel with Americans fighting nearby. This is important because the Nationalists have control of Northern Spain.

Nationalists Recapture

Feb 22, 1938

The Nationalists take action to recapture Teruel being part of Northern territory.

The Great Retreats

Mar 10, 1938

Nationalists begin major offensive in Aragón making the Lincolns retreat south out of Belchite and then they are overrun by rebel offensive, with many taken prisoners this sparks the beginning of the Great Retreats.

Ebro Offensive

Jul 24, 1938

The Republican Army creates the Ebro offensive after the Lincolns were training for aboutn a month or so.

"Valley of Death"

Aug 2, 1938

After training, the Lincolns head east of Gandesa becoming somewhat convinced after capturing Fatarella that they could keep going. They were blasted with a lot of artillery and the battallion strength was down to 300.

Corbera

Sep 21, 1938

The Lincolns begin activity around Corbera and then Juan Négrin, Prime Minister of the Republic, announces to the League of Nations at Geneva a unilateral withdrawal of all international troops from the Republican army.

Withdrawn

Sep 24, 1938

The Lincolns are withdrawn from the Ebro region after the Prime Ministers announcement.

Farewell

Nov 16, 1938

The Ebro campaign ends as the Reublic armies retreat across the rivers.

Nationalists

Jan 26, 1939

The Nationalists capture Barcelona and on March 29th, 1939 they also capture Madrid.

War is Over

Apr 1, 1939

Franco declares that the war is over and over 90 Americans come home this month.