Battle of Medina

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The Battle of Medina was a decisive 1813 clash near San Antonio in which Spanish royalist forces crushed a republican army during the Mexican War of Independence, leading to one of the bloodiest battles in Texas history.

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Battle of Medina canonical 3
Batalla de Medina 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla de Medina ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Medina
belligerent Republican Army of the North ⓘ
Spanish royalist forces ⓘ
campaign royalist campaign to retake Texas ⓘ
category Battles in Texas ⓘ
Battles involving Spain ⓘ
Battles of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
cause royalist attempt to suppress republican control in Texas ⓘ
combatant Republican insurgents ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
commander Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara ⓘ
Henry Perry ⓘ
José Joaquín de Arredondo ⓘ
José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois ⓘ
conflict Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
country Spanish Texas ⓘ
date 1813-08-18 ⓘ
describedAs one of the bloodiest battles in Texas history ⓘ
estimatedCasualties over 1,000 killed ⓘ
followedBy royalist reprisals in Texas ⓘ
geographicalContext near the Medina River ⓘ
historicalEra early 19th century ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroups Anglo-American volunteers ⓘ
Spanish royalist troops ⓘ
Tejanos ⓘ
location Medina River region ⓘ
near San Antonio, Texas ⓘ
longTermEffect strengthened Spanish control of Texas until 1821 ⓘ
memorialization commemorated as a major early Texas battle ⓘ
militaryOutcome destruction of the Republican Army of the North ⓘ
partOf Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
politicalContext struggle between royalists and Mexican republicans ⓘ
precededBy Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition ⓘ
region present-day Texas, United States ⓘ
relatedEvent Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
relatedPlace San Antonio de Béxar ⓘ
result Spanish royalist victory ⓘ
sideWithHeaviestLosses Republican Army of the North ⓘ
significance crushed the Republican movement in Texas in 1813 ⓘ
delayed Mexican insurgent control over Texas ⓘ
timePeriod 1810s ⓘ
typeOfForces republican volunteers and filibusters ⓘ
royalist Spanish regulars and militia ⓘ
year 1813 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish Texas → event → Battle of Medina ⓘ
José Francisco Ruiz → participantIn → Battle of Medina ⓘ
Battle of Medina → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Medina ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Medina