Battle of Izúcar
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Part of the Mexican War of Independence | |||||||
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Mexican Rebels |
Spanish Empire | ||||||
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Mariano Matamoros y Guridi | Ciriaco del Llano |
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The Battle of Izúcar or the Battle of Izúcar de Matamoros took place during the
royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown and the Mexican rebels fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire
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The Mexican insurgents, who were commended by General
Mariano Matamoros y Guridi managed to force the Spanish loyalist forces, commanded by the Brigadier General, Ciriaco del Llano to retreat. It was during this battle that a young Vicente Guerrero, later the president of Mexico
, first distinguished himself in battle.
See also
- Mexican War of Independence
- Mariano Matamoros y Guridi
References
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Bibliography
- Bustamante, Carlos María de (1846). Cuadro Histórico de la Revolución Mexicana, comenzada en 15 de Septiembre de 1810 por el Ciudadano Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Cura del pueblo de los Dolores (in Spanish). México DF: Impr. de JM Lara.