Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Q189145

Battles of Q189145

Mexican politician and military leader (1794-1876)

Q189145 is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1829 and 1847: 8 battles, 3 sieges and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in Mexico (9), United States (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,625 km apart end to end, 420 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mexican-American War (7), Texas Revolution (3).

Battle of TampicoSiege of the AlamoBattle of VeracruzBattle of Mexico-cityBattle of Cerro GordoSiege of PueblaBattle of HuamantlaBattle of the AlamoBattle of San JacintoBattle of ChapultepecBattle of Buena VistaBattle of ChurubuscoBattle of the AlamoBattle of San JacintoBattle of ChapultepecBattle of Buena VistaBattle of ChurubuscoGuadalajaraPueblaMéridaTampicoChihuahuaCancúnMazatlánLeónAustinTorreón1000 km24.400N, 98.064W
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1829: 1 engagements1836: 3 engagements1838: 1 engagements1847: 7 engagements7 in 184718291847
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Tampico, 1829Battle of the Alamo, 1836Siege of the Alamo, 1836Battle of San Jacinto, 1836Battle of Veracruz, 1838Battle of Chapultepec, 1847Battle of Buena Vista, 1847Battle of Mexico-city, 1847Battle of Cerro Gordo, 1847Battle of Churubusco, 1847Siege of Puebla, 1847Battle of Huamantla, 184718291847
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1829Battle of TampicoTampico, MexicoMexican victory; Spain recognizes the independence of the...
23 February 1836Battle of the AlamoAlamo Mission, Texas, United States802 km NMexican victory
23 February 1836Siege of the AlamoAlamo Mission, Texas, United States0 km NMexican victory
21 April 1836Battle of San JacintoSpring Branch, Texas, United States331 km ETexian victory
27 November 1838Battle of VeracruzCastle of San Juan de Ulúa, Mexico1,177 km SFrench victory
1847Battle of ChapultepecReal Valle de Camargo, Mexico321 km WAmerican victory
1847Battle of Buena VistaMexico685 km NInconclusive
1847Battle of Mexico-cityMexico City, Mexico694 km SAmerican victory; American occupation of Mexico City
18 April 1847Battle of Cerro GordoMexico234 km EAmerican victory
20 August 1847Battle of ChurubuscoMexico City, Mexico236 km WAmerican victory
13 September 1847Siege of PueblaHeroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico103 km EUnited States victory
9 October 1847Battle of HuamantlaHuamantla, Mexico42 km NEAmerican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Carlos Paris, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.