Battle of Zitácuaro

When

2 Jan 1812

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

19.44° N, 100.36° W

Description

1812 battle

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1812 battle in the Mexican War of Independence

The Battle of Zitácuaro took place during the War of Mexican Independence on 2 January 1812 in the area around Zitácuaro, Michoacán. 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 Mexican insurgents were commanded by General Ignacio López Rayón and the Spanish by Félix María Calleja.

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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 royaliste à la bataille de Zitácuaro, siège du Conseil national suprême du gouvernement des insurgés ; la ville est saccagée et incendiée”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Mexican War of Independence16 Sep 1800 · War of independence