. . . . "Spanish Republican Army"@en . . "El Mazuco , near Llanes in Asturias"@en . "General Jos\u00E9 Solchaga Zala"@en . . "Colonel Francisco Gal\u00E1n Rodr\u00EDguez"@en . "33000"^^ . . "plus elements of the Legi\u00F3n C\u00F3ndor and Corpo Truppe Volontarie"@en . . "The Battle of El Mazuco was fought between 6 and 22 September 1937, between the Republican and Nationalist armies during the Spanish Civil War as a part of the War in the North campaign. The Republican defence of El Mazuco and the surrounding mountains halted the Nationalist advance into eastern Asturias, despite their forces being outnumbered sevenfold. After weeks of intense fighting over extreme terrain the defenders were eventually overwhelmed, and the Nationalists were then able to link up with their forces advancing from Le\u00F3n, leading to the fall of Gij\u00F3n and the abandonment of Asturias, the last Republican province in North-West Spain."@en . "Colonel Juan Ibarrola Orueta"@en . . . "Army of the North"@en . . "Battle of El Mazuco"@en . "Less than 5,000"@en . . "--09-22"^^ . "El Mazuco and the heights of Llabres"@en . . "Unknown"@en . "the Spanish Civil War"@en . . "Nationalist victory"@en . "The Battle of El Mazuco was fought between 6 and 22 September 1937, between the Republican and Nationalist armies during the Spanish Civil War as a part of the War in the North campaign. The Republican defence of El Mazuco and the surrounding mountains halted the Nationalist advance into eastern Asturias, despite their forces being outnumbered sevenfold. After weeks of intense fighting over extreme terrain the defenders were eventually overwhelmed, and the Nationalists were then able to link up with their forces advancing from Le\u00F3n, leading to the fall of Gij\u00F3n and the abandonment of Asturias, the last Republican province in North-West Spain. The definitive source for details of the battle is de Blas,Juan Antonio(1986).\"El Mazuco (La defensa imposible)\"(in Spanish). La guerra civil en Asturias, Tomo 2. Gij\u00F3n: Ediciones J\u00FAcar. pp. 369\u2013383. (English translation 2004\u20132005.) This battle was probably the first use of carpet bombing against a military target."@en . "Battle of El Mazuco"@en . .