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Battle of Cuautla

Battle of Cuautla was a battle fought in 1911 at Cuautla de Morelos, in what is now Mexico. It was part of the Mexican Revolution, which ran from 1910 to 1920. The recorded result: Zapatista victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 against 350–400.

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Battle of Cuautla
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Fought1911
WhereCuautla de Morelos, Mexico18.817N, 98.950W
OutcomeZapatista victory
BelligerentsMaderistas; Liberation Army of the SouthagainstGovernment; Fifth Cavalry Regiment of the Federal Army
Casualties and lossesBetween 1,000 and 1,500andOnly a handful survived
Part ofMexican Revolution1910 to 1920

Where it sits in the Mexican Revolution

Battle of Lipantitlán, 1835Battle of Cuautla, 1911First Battle of Tijuana, 1911Capture of Mexicali, 1911Battle of Casas Grandes, 1911Battle of Ciudad Juárez, 1911First Battle of Rellano, 1912Second Battle of Rellano, 1912Battle of Naco, 1913Battle of Nogales, 1913First Battle of Torreón, 1913Battle of Zaragoza, 1913Battle of San Pedro de las Colonias, 1914Battle of Zacatecas, 1914Second Battle of Agua Prieta, 1915Battle of Nogales, 1915Battle of Carrizal, 1916Third Battle of Torreón, 1916Pancho Villa Expedition, 1917Battle of Ciudad Juárez, 191918351919Battle of Cuautla, 1911
20 placed engagements of the Mexican Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1911 (year precision)
to 19 May 1911
PlaceCuautla de Morelos, Mexico
18.817N, 98.950W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength4,000350–400
Casualties and lossesBetween 1,000 and 1,500Only a handful survived
Commanders
  • Emiliano Zapata
  • Eutiquio Munguia
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Battle of Cuautla is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 164 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2071795, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cuautla, revision 1370307710, 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.