Capture of Oaxaca

Overview

The Capture of Oaxaca was a battle during the War of Mexican Independence that occurred on 25 November 1812 at Oaxaca, Oaxaca. It was fought between the royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown, commanded by General Antonio Pío González-Saravia Mollinedo, and the Mexican insurgents fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire, commanded by José María Morelos y Pavón. The battle resulted in a victory for the Mexican insurgents.

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Significance

The Capture of Oaxaca on 25 November 1812 was a victory for the Mexican insurgent forces under José María Morelos y Pavón over the royalist garrison commanded by Antonio Pío González-Saravia Mollinedo. Morelos commanded a force of approximately 5,000 insurgents against a royalist force of around 2,000, and the engagement secured the city of Oaxaca for the independence movement. The fall of Oaxaca represented a significant territorial gain in southern New Spain, extending insurgent control into a strategically and economically important regional center. The victory reinforced Morelos's position as the leading military figure of the independence cause following Miguel Hidalgo's death, demonstrating the insurgency's capacity to take and hold major urban centers against organized royalist resistance.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (11)