Jarama

Jarama is a river in central Spain. It flows north to south, and passes east of Madrid. It flows into the river Tagus in Aranjuez. The Manzanares is a tributary of the Jarama.

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The Jarama was the scene of fierce fighting in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. Forces of the fascist Nationalist forces crossed the river in an attempt to cut the main Madrid-to-Valencia road and isolate the Republican capital. Fascist forces led by Spanish Legionnaires and Moroccan soldiers of the Army of Africa were confronted by forces from the Republic including the 15th International Brigade. The 15th Brigade contained both the British Battalion of Volunteers and American volunteers in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Despite heavy casualties (over 270 British out of 600) the fascists were stopped short of their objective. A period of trench warfare followed before the "Internationals" were withdrawn.

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Spain: The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de Espa?a or Espa?a; Catalan: Regne d'Espanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Asturian: Reinu d'Espa?a or Espa?a) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the nor...

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