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Battle of Tenango del Valle

Battle of Tenango del Valle was a battle fought in 1812 in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. 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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Fought1812
WhereMexico19.070N, 99.630W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMexican rebel victory
Belligerentsborder|22px Mexican Rebelsagainst22px Spanish Empire
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, 182118101821Battle of Tenango del Valle, 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

Date1812 (year precision)
PlaceMexico
19.070N, 99.630W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Commanders
  • Ignacio López Rayón
Battle of Tenango del ValleBattle of Tenango del ValleBatalla del Monte de las CrucesBattle of ChurubuscoBattle of Molino del ReyBattle of ChapultepecSiege of Mexico CityBatalla del Monte de las CrucesBattle of ChurubuscoBattle of Molino del ReyPueblaMoreliaPachucaZumpangoTaxcoCiudad AltamiranoIgualaAtlixco100 km19.070N, 99.630W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Tenango del Valle 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 Q2890165, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tenango del Valle, revision 1370590832, 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.