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Battle of Tepatitlán

Battle of Tepatitlán was a battle fought in 1929 in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Cristero War, which ran from 1926 to 1929. The recorded result: Cristero victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 against 4,500.

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Fought1929
WhereMexico20.676N, 103.346W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCristero victory
BelligerentsCristerosagainstMexico
Casualties and losses25 killedand120 killed
Part ofCristero War1926 to 1929

Where it sits in the Cristero War

Capture of Huejuquilla el Alto, 1926Siege of Tepatitlan, 1927Battle of the Hill of the Capulin, 1927Battle of San Julián, 1927Battle of Cuquio, 1927Second Siege of Tepatitlan, 1927Assault on Manzanillo, 1928Battle of Cerro de las Papas, 1928Battle of El Fresnal, 1929Battle of Tepatitlán, 192919261929Battle of Tepatitlán, 1929
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Record

Date1929 (year precision)
PlaceMexico
20.676N, 103.346W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength4,0004,500
Casualties and losses25 killed120 killed
Commanders
  • José Reyes Vega
  • Saturnino Cedillo
Battle of TepatitlánBattle of TepatitlánBattle of San JuliánBattle of San JuliánLeónAguascalientesTepicZamoraLagos de MorenoCiudad GuzmanLa BarcaCompostela100 km20.676N, 103.346W
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 Tepatitlán is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 160 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5723031, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tepatitlán, revision 1370590842, 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.