Siege of San Salvador

Siege of San Salvador
Part of the Creeperian Civil War
Ruins of San Salvador following end of the war.
Date May 17, 1946-August 30, 1949 (3 years, 3 months, 2 weeks) Location San Salvador, San Salvador, Creeperopolis Result Romerist Victory Deaths of Romero I and Miguel VII Territorial changes Expulsion of the Miguelists from the San Salvadoran Valley
Belligerents
Miguelists Creeperian Armed Forces Miguelist Imperial Guard Imperial Miguelist Armed Forces Atheist Red Army	Romerists Creeperian Armed Forces Romerist Imperial Guard Royal Romerist Armed Forces Cristeros FRENAMI Papal State El Salvador
Commanders and leaders
Miguel VII † Marcos I Juan Salinas Figueroa † Miguel Salinas Ortega	Romero I † Romero II Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno Jorge Díaz Molina Juan Primavera Sánchez † Alexander Sánchez Molina (WIA) Enrique Rivera López 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 siege lasted three years, three months, and two weeks.