Battle of Tenango del Valle
Battle of Tenango del Valle | |||||||
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Part of the Mexican War of Independence | |||||||
An areal view of Tenango del Valle where the battle occurred. | |||||||
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Mexican Rebels | Spanish Empire | ||||||
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Ignacio López Rayón | Unknown |
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The Battle of Tenango del Valle was a battle of the War of Mexican Independence that occurred in May 1812 on the outskirts of Tenango del Valle, State of Mexico. The battle was fought between the royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown, and the Mexican rebels fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire.
The forces of the Mexican insurgents under the command of Ignacio López Rayón were able to successfully rout the forces loyal to the Spanish crown.
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- Bustamante, Carlos María de (1846). Cuadro Histórico de la Revolución Mexicana, comenzada en 15 de Septiembre de 1810 por el Ciudadano Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Cura del pueblo de los Dolores (in Spanish). México DF: Impr. de JM Lara.
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