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Siege of Cuautla

Siege of Cuautla was a siege conducted on 9 February 1812 at Monterrey, in what is now Mexico; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the Mexican War of Independence, which ran from 1800 to 1821. The recorded result: Disputed, Mexican rebels abandon the city after 72 days of Spanish siege. Recorded strength: ~17,000 soldiers against ~12,000 soldiers.

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Fought9 February 1812lasted 3 months
WhereMonterrey, Mexico18.812N, 98.956W
OutcomeDisputed, Mexican rebels abandon the city after 72 days of Spanish siege.
BelligerentsMexican RebelsagainstSpanish Empire
Casualties and losses6,000and3,000
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 Cuautla, 1812
22 placed engagements of the Mexican War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 February 1812
to 2 May 1812
PlaceMonterrey, Mexico
18.812N, 98.956W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength~17,000 soldiers~12,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses6,0003,000
Commanders
  • Francisco Xavier Venegas
  • Félix María Calleja del Rey
  • Ciriaco del Llano
  • José Gabriel de Armijo
  • José Antonio Andrade
  • Anastasio Bustamante
Siege of CuautlaSiege of CuautlaBattle of CuautlaBattle of AtlixcoBattle of ChurubuscoBatalla del Monte de las CrucesSiege of Mexico CityBattle of AtlixcoBattle of ChurubuscoBatalla del Monte de las CrucesSiege of Mexico CityCuernavacaZumpangoTehuacanTeziutlánTaxcoHuajuapan de LeónCiudad AltamiranoIguala100 km18.812N, 98.956W
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Siege of Cuautla 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 Q3485870, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Cuautla, revision 1370740491, 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.