Battle of Aculco

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The Battle of Aculco was a key 1810 royalist victory during the early Mexican War of Independence, where Spanish forces decisively defeated Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent army and temporarily halted the rebel advance.

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Battle of Aculco canonical 3
Batalla de Aculco 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla de Aculco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Aculco
belligerent Insurgent forces of New Spain ⓘ
Royalist forces of New Spain ⓘ
campaignPhase early phase of the Hidalgo campaign ⓘ
combatant Mexican insurgents ⓘ
Spanish royalists ⓘ
commandedBy Félix María Calleja del Rey ⓘ
Ignacio Allende ⓘ
Juan Aldama ⓘ
Manuel de Flon ⓘ
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ
conflictOf Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
conflictType independence war battle ⓘ
country Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
date 1810-11-07 ⓘ
effectOnWar weakened the initial insurgent movement ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Puente de Calderón ⓘ
Siege of Guanajuato (1810) ⓘ
geographicalContext took place near the town of Aculco in the State of Mexico ⓘ
historicalCategory 1810 in Mexico ⓘ
Battles of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
historicalEra early 19th century ⓘ
insurgentForcesCharacteristic poorly trained and poorly armed compared to royalists ⓘ
insurgentLeader Ignacio Allende ⓘ
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ
insurgentObjective continue advance after victory at Monte de las Cruces ⓘ
location Aculco ⓘ
State of Mexico ⓘ
outcomeDescription insurgent army routed by royalist forces ⓘ
partOf Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
partOfCampaign early campaign of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Monte de las Cruces ⓘ
primaryOpponents forces loyal to the Spanish Crown vs. Mexican insurgents ⓘ
region central Mexico ⓘ
result royalist victory ⓘ
royalistForcesCharacteristic better organized and disciplined regular troops ⓘ
royalistLeader Félix María Calleja del Rey ⓘ
Manuel de Flon ⓘ
royalistObjective stop the insurgent march and restore royal authority ⓘ
significance marked a turning point against Miguel Hidalgo’s early successes ⓘ
temporarily halted the insurgent advance toward Mexico City ⓘ
tacticalSituation royalist army attacked retreating insurgent forces ⓘ
year 1810 ⓘ

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Battle of Monte de las Cruces → followedBy → Battle of Aculco ⓘ
Battle of Aculco → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Aculco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Aculco