battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Cuautla
Battle of Cuautla was a battle fought in 1911 at Cuautla de Morelos, in what is now Mexico. It was part of the Mexican Revolution, which ran from 1910 to 1920. The recorded result: Zapatista victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 against 350–400.
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Record
| Date | 1911 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Cuautla de Morelos, Mexico 18.817N, 98.950W | |
| Part of | Mexican Revolution (1910 to 1920) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Zapatista victory | |
| Belligerents | Maderistas; Liberation Army of the South | Government; Fifth Cavalry Regiment of the Federal Army |
| Commanders | Emiliano Zapata | Col. Eutiquio Munguia |
| Strength | 4,000 | 350–400 |
| Casualties and losses | Between 1,000 and 1,500 | Only a handful survived |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Cuautla 1812, 0.8 km
- Battle of Atlixco 1862, 53 km
- Battle of Churubusco 1847, 64 km
- Batalla del Monte de las Cruces 1810, 69 km
- Siege of Mexico City 1867, 70 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Lipantitlán 4 November 1835
- After: Capture of Mexicali 29 January 1911
- All 8 engagements of Mexican Revolution
Elsewhere in 1911
- Siege of Sidney Street United Kingdom
- Battle of Tobruk Libya
- Battle of Tripoli Libya
- Battle of Preveza Greece
- Battle of Ain Zara Libya
Battle of Cuautla is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 78 in present-day Mexico.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2071795, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cuautla, revision 1370307710, 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.