What the records say
- When
- 28 May 1812
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.86° N, 97.05° W
- Description
- 1812 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Escamela
The Battle of Escamela took place during the War of Mexican Independence on 26 October 1812 in the area around Escamela, Ixtaczoquitlán, Veracruz. The battle was fought between the royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown, and the Mexican rebels fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire. The battle resulted in a victory for the Mexican rebels.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des insurgées à la bataille d'Escamela”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Escamela, localidad de Ixtaczoquitlán (México), José María Morelos y Pavón vence a los Ejércitos Realistas en América en la batalla de Escamela”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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