Siege of San Salvador

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Siege of San Salvador
Part of the Creeperian Civil War
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H25224, Guernica, Ruinen.jpg
Ruins of San Salvador following end of the war.
DateMay 17, 1946-August 30, 1949
(3 years, 3 months, 2 weeks)
Location
Result

Romerist Victory

Territorial
changes
Expulsion of the Miguelists from the San Salvadoran Valley
Belligerents

Socialist red flag.svg Miguelists
Socialist red flag.svg Creeperian Armed Forces

Creeperopolis Romerists
Creeperopolis Creeperian Armed Forces

Commanders and leaders
Socialist red flag.svg Miguel VII
Socialist red flag.svg Marcos I
Socialist red flag.svg Juan Diego Salinas
Socialist red flag.svg Sebastián Fernandez Lupe (POW)
SenvarianLiberationFront.png William Schuessler VI
Creeperopolis Romero I
Creeperopolis Romero II
Creeperopolis Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno
Creeperopolis Jorge Díaz Molina
Creeperopolis Juan Carlos Primavera Sánchez
Cristero Flag.png Alexander Sánchez Molina (WIA)
FRENAMI.png Enrique Rivera López
Flag of the Papal States (1825-1870).svg Pio XII
Strength
600,000 personnel
3,300 artillery pieces
300 tanks
200 aircraft
650,000 personnel
3,000 artillery pieces
400 tanks
150 aircraft
Casualties and losses
110,000 killed or missing
234,000 wounded or sick
200 aircraft destroyed
300 tanks destroyed
190,000 killed or missing
300,000 wounded or sick
130 aircraft destroyed
400 tanks destroyed
300,000 total killed or missing
534,000 wounded or sick

The Siege of San Salvador (May 17, 1946-August 30, 1949) was the largest, lengthiest, and deadliest confrontation of the Creeperian Civil War, in which the Romerists and the Miguelists fought for control of the city of San Salvador, the capital city of Creeperopolis.

The Miguelist offensive to capture San Salvador began in May 1946. The attack was supported by the Miguelist Air Force bombing that reduced much of the city to rubble. The fighting degenerated into house-to-house fighting; both sides poured reinforcements into the city to prevent the other from gaining complete control. By 1948, 60% of the city had been reduced to rubble.

In September 1948, the Romerists launched an offensive into the eastern parts of the city controlled by the Miguelists. The Miguelists stood their ground and received reinforcements. By July 1949, the Miguelists had begun to fall apart and a retreat order was given. Romero II ordered a no-quarter on Miguelist prisoners of war. The Miguelists completely withdrew out of the San Salvadoran Valley by August 30, 1949. The seige lasted three years, three months, and two weeks.