Battle of Majorca

Battle of Majorca
	Part of the Spanish Civil War
	; Map depicting the height of the offensive in the Balearics, with Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, and eastern Majorca all under Republican control (in gray).
Date	16 August – 12 September 1936
Location	Majorca, Spain
Result	Nationalist victory Nationalists regain full control of Majorca, Ibiza and Formentera (20 September 1936); Italian occupation of Majorca.;
Belligerents
Spanish Republic Generalitat of Catalonia	Kingdom of Italy; Nationalist Spain
Commanders and leaders
Cpt. Alberto Bayo; Cpt. Manuel Uribarri	Arconovaldo Bonaccorsi; Lt. Col. Luis García Ruiz
Strength
8,000 militia ; 1 battleship ; 1 light cruiser ; 2 destroyers ; 3 submarines ; 10 guns	3,500 regulars and militia ; 3 bombers ; 3 fighters

The Battle of Majorca, also known as the Majorca Landings, was an amphibious landing of Republican forces early in the Spanish Civil War aimed at driving the Nationalists from Majorca and reclaiming the island for the Republic. After some initial tactical success, the expedition, commanded by Captain Alberto Bayo, ended in failure when the Nationalists counterattacked with ground troops and massively superior air power and drove the Republicans into the sea. So confident were the Republicans in their prediction of victory they optimistically called the operation "la reconquista de Mallorca" - "the reconquest of Majorca".

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