What the records say
- When
- 9 Feb 1812 – 2 May 1812
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 18.81° N, 98.96° W
- Description
- 1812 battle of the Mexican War of Independence
Siege of Cuautla
1812 battle of the Mexican War of Independence
The siege of Cuautla was a battle of the War of Mexican Independence that occurred from 19 February through 2 May 1812 at Cuautla, Morelos. The Spanish royalist forces loyal to the Spanish, commanded by Félix María Calleja, besieged the town of Cuautla and its Mexican rebel defenders fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “siège de Cuautla”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “rompimiento Sitio de Cuautla; en dicha población mexicana, durante la Independencia de México”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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