While the opposite armys of the Madrid front were reorganizing for new bloodly battles, the Basques lead by generals Llano de la Encomieda and Martinez Cabrera marched in the direction of Vitoria capital town of Alava the most southern of their republics.
The Basques were at the time 46 battalions strenghts. Unknown was the exact nationalist strenght.
First encounter on their march was the nationalis town of Villareal de Alava.
