siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Acapulco
Siege of Acapulco was a siege conducted on 12 April 1813 at Acapulco de Juárez, in what is now Mexico. It was part of the Mexican War of Independence, which ran from 1800 to 1821. The recorded result: Mexican Rebel victory.
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Record
| Date | 12 April 1813 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico 16.863N, 99.887W | |
| Part of | Mexican War of Independence (1800 to 1821) | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Mexican Rebel victory | |
| Belligerents | Mexican Rebels | 22px Spanish Empire |
| Commanders | José María Morelos | 22px Pedro Antonio Vélez |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Acapulco 1863, 0.5 km
- Siege of Cuautla 1812, 238 km
- Battle of Cuautla 1911, 239 km
- Siege of Huajuapan de León 1812, 247 km
- Battle of Atlixco 1862, 273 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Huajuapan de León 5 April 1812
- After: Battle of Medina 13 August 1813
- All 7 engagements of Mexican War of Independence
Elsewhere in 1813
- Battle of Leipzig Germany
- Battle of Vitoria Spain
- Battle of Lützen Germany
- Battle of Dresden Germany
- Battle of Bautzen Germany
Siege of Acapulco is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 78 in present-day Mexico.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485803, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Acapulco (1813), revision 1370738453, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.