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Battle of Tenancingo

Battle of Tenancingo was a battle fought in 1813 at Tenancingo de Degollado, in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tenancingo de Degollado. 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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Fought1813
WhereTenancingo de Degollado, Mexico18.961N, 99.591W, placed at the location, approximate
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, 182118101821Battle of Tenancingo, 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

Date1813 (year precision)
PlaceTenancingo de Degollado, Mexico
18.961N, 99.591W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Commanders
  • Rosendo Porlier y Asteguieta
Battle of TenancingoBattle of TenancingoBatalla del Monte de las CrucesBattle of ChurubuscoBattle of Molino del ReyBattle of ChapultepecSiege of CuautlaBatalla del Monte de las CrucesBattle of ChurubuscoBattle of Molino del ReySiege of CuautlaMoreliaPachucaZumpangoTaxcoCiudad AltamiranoIgualaCiudad HidalgoAcatlan100 km18.961N, 99.591W
Placed at Tenancingo de Degollado; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Tenancingo 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 Q2890160, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tenancingo, revision 1370590829, 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.