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Siege of Huajuapan de León

Siege of Huajuapan de León was a siege conducted on 5 April 1812 at Huajuapan de León, in what is now Mexico; it lasted 4 months. It was part of the Mexican War of Independence, which ran from 1800 to 1821. The recorded result: Mexican rebel victory. Recorded strength: Thousands against 1,500.

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Main plaza of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca with kiosk.
Main plaza of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca with kiosk.. Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 April 1812lasted 4 months
WhereHuajuapan de León, Mexico17.804N, 97.776W
OutcomeMexican rebel victory
BelligerentsMexican Rebelsagainst22px Spanish Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand400 dead
Part ofMexican War of Independence1800 to 1821

Where it sits in the Mexican War of Independence

Batalla del Monte de las Cruces, 1810Battle of Guanajuato, 1810Battle of Zacatecas, 1811Battle of El Veladero, 1811Battle of Zitácuaro, 1812Siege of Cuautla, 1812Battle of Izúcar, 1812Siege of Huajuapan de León, 1812Battle of Tenango del Valle, 1812Battle of Escamela, 1812Battle of Zitlala, 1812Capture of Orizaba, 1812Capture of Oaxaca, 1812Battle of Tenancingo, 1813Siege of Acapulco, 1813Battle of La Chincúa, 1813Battle of Medina, 1813Battle of Puruarán, 1814Siege of Soto la Marina, 1817Battle of Valle de Maíz, 1817Siege of Veracruz, 1821Battle of Azcapotzalco, 182118101821Siege of Huajuapan de León, 1812
22 placed engagements of the Mexican War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 April 1812
to 23 July 1812
PlaceHuajuapan de León, Mexico
17.804N, 97.776W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthThousands1,500
Casualties and lossesUnknown400 dead
Commanders
  • José María de Régules Villasante
  • Bemardino Bonavia
Siege of Huajuapan de LeónSiege of Huajuapan de LeónBattle of La CarboneraBattle of Las CumbresBattle of Barranca SecaSieges of OaxacaBattle of Cerro del BorregoBattle of La CarboneraBattle of Las CumbresSieges of OaxacaOaxacaCuernavacaOmetepecTehuacanCórdobaAyutlaMitlaAtlixco100 km17.804N, 97.776W
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Siege of Huajuapan de León is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 160 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q920181, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Huajuapan de León, revision 1370741912, 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.