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COMMANDER // 1782–1831

Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña

generalMexico2 battles1 war

Lifespan

17821831

17901800181018201830Mexican War of Independence · 1800-1821Battle of El Veladero — April 30, 1811 · Mexican Rebels · Mexican War of IndependenceCapture of Oaxaca — November 25, 1812 · Mexican Insurgents · Mexican War of Independence

Active service 1811–18122 battles across 1 war; first command at age 29.

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Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña was a Mexican military officer from 1810 to 1821 and a statesman who became the nation's second president in 1829. He was one of the leading generals who fought against Spain during the Mexican War of Independence. According to historian Theodore G. Vincent, Vicente Guerrero lived alongside Indigenous people in Tlaltelulco and had the ability to speak Spanish and the languages of the Indigenous.

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Battles (2)

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