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Battle of Mejicanos (1823)

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Battle fought during the Filisola campaign in El Salvador in 1823
Battle of Mejicanos (1823)
Part of the Mexican annexation of El Salvador and Filísola's campaign in El Salvador
Date7 February 1823
LocationMejicanos, El Salvador13°44′N 89°13′W / 13.733°N 89.217°W / 13.733; -89.217
Result

Mexican Victory

  • Filísola continues its advance towards San Salvador
Belligerents
Mexico Mexican Empire  El Salvador
Commanders and leaders
Mexico Vicente Filísola
Mexico José Luis Ojeda
Mexico Pedro María Anaya		 Unknown
Strength
2000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
13 dead
40 injured		 100 dead
Mejicanos is located in El SalvadorMejicanosMejicanosclass=notpageimage| Location within El Salvador
Filísola's campaign in El Salvador

The Battle of Mejicanos or also known Combat of Mejicanos was a confrontation between Salvadoran troops and Mexican troops led by General Vicente Filísola during the Mexican annexation of El Salvador.

The battle

The battle occurred on February 7, 1823, where the confrontation between Salvadorans and Mexicans would take place, resulting in a Mexican victory with 13 Mexican casualties and some wounded while the Salvadorans suffered 100 casualties.

Aftermath

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 to the Mexican Empire, swearing loyalty to it until its dissolution.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. "Memoria Política de México". www.memoriapoliticademexico.org. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  3. 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.
  4. "Casa Presidencial - República de El Salvador". 2009-02-28. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
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