The
Siege of Madrid was a three-year
siege of the
Spanish capital city of
Madrid, during the
Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. The city, besieged from October 1936, eventually fell to the
Francoist armies on 28 March 1939. Madrid was held by various forces loyal to the
Spanish Republic and was besieged and subject to aerial bombardment by the
rebel faction under General
Francisco Franco. The
Battle of Madrid in November 1936 saw the most intense fighting in and around the city when the Nationalists made their most determined attempt to take the Republican capital.