 After that, Yagüe turned west and advanced to the city of Badajoz and on August 14, after a heavy bombardment Yagüe’s troops won the Battle of Badajoz.The Massacre of Badajoz saw Yagüe's troops kill between 500 and 4,000 republican soldiers and civilians and looted the city, even the shops and houses of the Nationalist supporters.One Nationalist officer said that this was a "war tax they pay for they salvation".