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Battle of the Mejicanos (1823)

Battle of the Mejicanos (1823) was a battle fought in 1823 at Mejicanos, in what is now El Salvador. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mejicanos. The recorded result: Mexican Victory; Filísola continues its advance towards San Salvador. Recorded strength: 2000 against Unknown.

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Fought1823
WhereMejicanos, El Salvador13.722N, 89.187W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMexican Victory; Filísola continues its advance towards San Salvador
BelligerentsMexican EmpireagainstEl Salvador
Casualties and losses13 dead; 40 injuredand100 dead

Record

Date1823 (year precision)
PlaceMejicanos, El Salvador
13.722N, 89.187W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2000Unknown
Casualties and losses13 dead; 40 injured100 dead
Commanders
  • Vicente Filísola
  • José Luis González Ojeda
  • Pedro María Anaya
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Placed at Mejicanos; 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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Elsewhere in 1823

Battle of the Mejicanos (1823) is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 8 in present-day El Salvador.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125973947, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mejicanos (1823), revision 1377286368, 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.