Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Mariano Matamoros

Battles of Mariano Matamoros

Mexican priest, 1770 to 1814

Mariano Matamoros is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1812 and 1814: 4 battles, all in present-day Mexico. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,501 km apart end to end, 500 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mexican War of Independence (4).

Battle of IzúcarCapture of OaxacaBattle of La ChincúaBattle of PuruaránBattle of IzúcarCapture of OaxacaBattle of La ChincúaBattle of PuruaránPueblaAcapulcoVeracruzTuxtla GutiérrezCuernavacaTehuantepecOmetepecTolucaCoatzacoalcosUruapan200 km17.539N, 97.594W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1812: 2 engagements2 in 18121813: 1 engagements1814: 1 engagements18121814
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Izúcar, 1812Capture of Oaxaca, 1812Battle of La Chincúa, 1813Battle of Puruarán, 181418121814
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1812Battle of IzúcarIzúcar de Matamoros, MexicoMexican Victory
1812Capture of OaxacaOaxaca de Juárez, Mexico252 km SEMexican Insurgent victory
1813Battle of La ChincúaTonalá Municipality, Mexico347 km EMexican rebel victory
1814Battle of PuruaránPuruarán, Mexico902 km NWSpanish Royalist victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Jose Maria Obregon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.