This is my timeline for the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. “La Marcha” (the march) is the term used for the Army of Africa’s march on Madrid (1 Aug – 23 Nov 1936). Although called a march initially the reality was convoys of trucks travelling at high speed down the nations highways, hence my preference for the term “Drive on Madrid”.
Steven Thomas
First Carlist War 1833-40
The 19th Century saw a rash of civil wars in Spain and Portugal. Essentially these pitted progressive constitutionalists against authoritarian absolutists in the guise of a dispute on royal succession. Although now little known outside Spain or Portugal, in their time these wars were international in flavour. The other European nations looked on with considerable interest, and forces from Portugal, Spain, Britain, and France were involved.
Glossary of Terms for the Carlist Wars
Glossary of terms for the First of the Carlist Wars.
Geography of the First Carlist War
Much of the war took place in the Basque provinces in the north of Spain, and I thought it worth describing it a bit. One of the British soldiers who fought there was rather taken by the local scenery:
Sources for the Spanish Civil War
An annotated bibliography for the Spanish Civil War.
Wargames Rules for the Spanish Civil War
Here are my thoughts on wargaming rules for the Spanish Civil War.
Which Peter Pig Spanish Civil War figures to use for what
I made up this table to help me decide what figures to buy for my Spanish Civil War project. A Yes indicates that at least some figures can be used for that troop type.
Spanish Civil War Painting Guide: Republican
This is my painting guide for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. See the overall Painting Guide for general colour suggestions.
15mm Wargaming Figures for the First Carlist War
You can now buy specialist figures for the First of the Carlist Wars from a variety of companies.
Spanish Civil War Painting Guide: Paramilitary
This painting guide covers the three major paramilitary units – Civil Guard, Carabineers, Assault Guards – of the Spanish Civil War. They fought for both sides.
Spanish Civil War Painting Guide: Nationalist and Pre-War
In general the Nationalists of the Spanish Civil War continued wearing the Pre-War Peninsular Army uniform. This section covers Nationalist Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Mountain Artillery, Tank Crews, Medical and other support services, Foreign Legion, Falangist, and Carlist Requetés. Most of these wore greenish-tinged khaki, but the Legion wore a distinctive grey-green.
Spanish Civil War Painting Guide: Moroccans (Nationalist)
There appear to have been three types of Moroccan units during the Spanish Civil War:
Spanish Civil War Painting Guide
All I’m really interested in is a set of instructions so somebody can paint some wargaming figures for the Spanish Civil War. That means I don’t have to describe the cloths, just the colours. I have included descriptions of unusual articles of clothing – like the Moroccan chilaba just so you can recognise them, hence paint them the correct colour.
Orders of Battle for the Spanish Civil War
I’ve outlined orders of battle from the Spanish Civil War for the following formations:
A Load of Gauls – A DBA Campaign Matrix Game
‘A Load of Gauls’ is a Engle Matrix Game campaign based on the Gallic invasion of Italy in 225-224 BC. Battles are fought using DBA. The game was devised by Colin Tothill although I’ve made minor tweaks to it.