Battle of Medina

Significance

The Battle of Medina, fought south of San Antonio de Bexar in August 1813, was a decisive engagement during the Mexican War of Independence in the Texas theater. Spanish forces under General Arredondo defeated the republican army of the Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition, composed of Tejano-Mexican and Tejano-American revolutionaries under General Toledo y Dubois. The defeat effectively ended the expedition's bid to secure Texas for the republican cause and reasserted Spanish authority in the region. Recorded as the deadliest battle in Texas history, the engagement crushed the most significant armed challenge to Spanish rule in Texas during this period.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (3)