Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Q378420

Battles of Q378420

Mexican priest and rebel leader Me War in the notice Independence (1765–1815)

Q378420 is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1811 and 1813: 6 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day Mexico. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,863 km apart end to end, 233 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mexican War of Independence (9).

Battle of ZitlalaCapture of OrizabaCapture of OaxacaSiege of AcapulcoBattle of El VeladeroSiege of CuautlaSiege of Huajuapan de LeónBattle of EscamelaBattle of TenancingoBattle of El VeladeroSiege of CuautlaSiege of Huajuapan de LeónBattle of EscamelaBattle of TenancingoPueblaVeracruzOaxacaOmetepecTolucaTehuacanTaxcoPetatlánCiudad AltamiranoTlaxiaco200 km17.912N, 98.311W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1811: 1 engagements1812: 6 engagements6 in 18121813: 2 engagements18111813
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of El Veladero, 1811Siege of Cuautla, 1812Siege of Huajuapan de León, 1812Battle of Escamela, 1812Battle of Zitlala, 1812Capture of Orizaba, 1812Capture of Oaxaca, 1812Battle of Tenancingo, 1813Siege of Acapulco, 181318111813
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1811Battle of El VeladeroMexicoRebel victory
9 February 1812Siege of CuautlaMonterrey, Mexico234 km NEDisputed, Mexican rebels abandon the city after 72 days of...
5 April 1812Siege of Huajuapan de LeónHuajuapan de León, Mexico168 km SEMexican rebel victory
1812Battle of EscamelaEscamela, Mexico140 km NEMexican rebel victory
1812Battle of ZitlalaMexico260 km SWMexican rebel victory
1812Capture of OrizabaOrizaba, Mexico255 km NEMexican rebel victory
1812Capture of OaxacaOaxaca de Juárez, Mexico203 km SMexican Insurgent victory
1813Battle of TenancingoMexico369 km NWMexican rebel victory
12 April 1813Siege of AcapulcoAcapulco de Juárez, Mexico235 km SMexican 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.