Battle of Izúcar

Battle of Izúcar de Matamoros
Part of the Mexican War of Independence
Date 23 February 1812 Location Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico Result Mexican rebel victory
Belligerents
Mexican Rebels	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mariano Matamoros y Guridi	Ciriaco del Llano

The Battle of Izúcar or the Battle of Izúcar de Matamoros took place during the War of Mexican Independence on 23 February 1812 in the area around Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla. 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 Mexican insurgents, who were commended by General Mariano Matamoros y Guridi managed to force the Spanish loyalist forces, commanded by the Brigadier General, Ciriaco del Llano to retreat. It was during this battle that a young Vicente Guerrero, later the president of Mexico, first distinguished himself in battle.

See also

• Mexican War of Independence
• Mariano Matamoros y Guridi

References

Bibliography

• 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.