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Siege of Acapulco

Siege of Acapulco was a siege conducted on 12 April 1813 at Acapulco de Juárez, in what is now Mexico. It was part of the Mexican War of Independence, which ran from 1800 to 1821. The recorded result: Mexican Rebel victory.

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Panorama del Fuerte de San Diego en Acapulco, Guerrero, México.
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Fought12 April 1813
WhereAcapulco de Juárez, Mexico16.863N, 99.887W
OutcomeMexican Rebel victory
BelligerentsMexican Rebelsagainst22px Spanish Empire
Part ofMexican War of Independence1800 to 1821

Where it sits in the Mexican War of Independence

Batalla del Monte de las Cruces, 1810Battle of Guanajuato, 1810Battle of Zacatecas, 1811Battle of El Veladero, 1811Battle of Zitácuaro, 1812Siege of Cuautla, 1812Battle of Izúcar, 1812Siege of Huajuapan de León, 1812Battle of Tenango del Valle, 1812Battle of Escamela, 1812Battle of Zitlala, 1812Capture of Orizaba, 1812Capture of Oaxaca, 1812Battle of Tenancingo, 1813Siege of Acapulco, 1813Battle of La Chincúa, 1813Battle of Medina, 1813Battle of Puruarán, 1814Siege of Soto la Marina, 1817Battle of Valle de Maíz, 1817Siege of Veracruz, 1821Battle of Azcapotzalco, 182118101821Siege of Acapulco, 1813
22 placed engagements of the Mexican War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 April 1813
PlaceAcapulco de Juárez, Mexico
16.863N, 99.887W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Commanders
  • Pedro Antonio Vélez
Siege of AcapulcoSiege of AcapulcoBattle of AcapulcoOmetepecPetatlánChilpancingoAtoyacTecpan100 km16.863N, 99.887W
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Siege of Acapulco is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 164 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485803, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Acapulco (1813), revision 1370738453, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.