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| Battle of Mejicanos (1823) | |||||||
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| Part of the Mexican annexation of Central America | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 First Mexican Empire |
 El Salvador | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Vicente Filisola | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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13 dead And some injured | 100 dead | ||||||
The Battle of Mejicanos was a confrontation between Salvadoran troops and Mexican troops led by General Vicente Filisola during the annexation of El Salvador to Mexico.
The Battle
[edit]The battle occurred on February 7, 1823, where the confrontation between Salvadorans and Mexicans would take place, resulting in a Mexican victory.[1] with 13 Mexican casualties and some wounded while the Salvadorans suffered 100 casualties[2]
Aftermath
[edit]After the Mexican victory, the Mejicanos would occupy the city, the Mexicans advanced to San Salvador where a confrontation would occur that would end with a Mexican victory where El Salvador was annexed[3] to the Mexican Empire, swearing loyalty to it until its dissolution.
See also
[edit]- History of El salvador
- Timeline of San Salvador
- Central America under Mexican rule
- Vicente Filisola
- Manuel José Arce
References
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- ^ Marure, Alejandro (1895). Efemérides de los hechos notables acaecidos en la República de Centro-América Desde el año de 1821 hasta el de 1842. Universidad Francisco Marroquín Biblioteca Ludwig von Mises. Tipografía Nacional.
- ^ Olivera, Mario Vázquez (2006). "La División Auxiliar de Guatemala. Función política y campaña militar, 1821-1823". Ulúa Revista de Historia, Sociedad y Cultura (in Spanish) (8). doi:10.25009/urhsc.v0i8.1407. ISSN 1665-8973.
- ^ "Casa Presidencial - República de El Salvador". 2009-02-28. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
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