Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Hermenegildo Galeana

Battles of Hermenegildo Galeana

Mexican war hero. Tecpan, 1762 - El Salitral, Coyuca, 1814

Hermenegildo Galeana is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1812: 3 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Mexico. Taken in date order, the sites lie 715 km apart end to end, 238 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mexican War of Independence (4).

Siege of CuautlaBattle of EscamelaBattle of ZitlalaCapture of OrizabaSiege of CuautlaBattle of EscamelaBattle of ZitlalaCapture of OrizabaPueblaAcapulcoVeracruzOaxacaCuernavacaTolucaTehuacanTaxcoHuajuapan de LeónPetatlán200 km18.274N, 98.120W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1812: 4 engagements4 in 181218121812
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Cuautla, 1812Battle of Escamela, 1812Battle of Zitlala, 1812Capture of Orizaba, 181218121812
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
9 February 1812Siege of CuautlaMonterrey, MexicoDisputed, Mexican rebels abandon the city after 72 days of...
1812Battle of EscamelaEscamela, Mexico200 km EMexican rebel victory
1812Battle of ZitlalaMexico260 km SWMexican rebel victory
1812Capture of OrizabaOrizaba, Mexico255 km NEMexican rebel 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, AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.