Battle of Puente de Calderón

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The Battle of Puente de Calderón was a pivotal 1811 engagement in the Mexican War of Independence in which Spanish royalist forces decisively defeated the insurgent army, halting its early momentum.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath insurgent leaders fled toward the United States border ⓘ
subsequent capture and execution of Miguel Hidalgo ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla del Puente de Calderón ⓘ
belligerent Mexican insurgents ⓘ
Spanish royalists ⓘ
casualtiesAndLossesInsurgents heavy casualties ⓘ
casualtiesAndLossesRoyalists light casualties ⓘ
causeOfDefeat explosion of insurgent munitions train ⓘ
combatant insurgent army of New Spain ⓘ
royalist army of New Spain ⓘ
commander Félix María Calleja ⓘ
Ignacio Allende ⓘ
Juan Aldama ⓘ
Manuel de Flon ⓘ
Mariano Abasolo ⓘ
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ
conflict Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
country Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
date 1811-01-17 ⓘ
effect capture of Guadalajara by royalist forces ⓘ
forced insurgent retreat toward the north ⓘ
halted early insurgent momentum ⓘ
loss of insurgent artillery and supplies ⓘ
endDate 1811-01-17 ⓘ
followedBy capture of insurgent leaders at the Wells of Baján ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
insurgentCommander Ignacio Allende ⓘ
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ
languageOfSources Spanish ⓘ
location Puente de Calderón ⓘ
near Guadalajara ⓘ
notableEvent explosion of insurgent ammunition wagons ⓘ
notableFor disproportion between insurgent numbers and royalist victory ⓘ
partOf Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Monte de las Cruces ⓘ
presentDayLocation state of Jalisco, Mexico ⓘ
result decisive royalist victory ⓘ
royalist victory ⓘ
royalistCommander Félix María Calleja ⓘ
startDate 1811-01-17 ⓘ
strategicSignificance consolidated royalist control in central New Spain ⓘ
major setback for the early phase of the Mexican independence movement ⓘ
strengthInsurgents approximately 80,000 men ⓘ
large but poorly trained force ⓘ
strengthRoyalists about 6,000–7,000 soldiers ⓘ
approximately 6,000 men ⓘ
theater western and central New Spain ⓘ
year 1811 ⓘ

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royalist army under Félix María Calleja → notableBattle → Battle of Puente de Calderón ⓘ
Battle of Aculco → followedBy → Battle of Puente de Calderón ⓘ
insurgent forces of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla → notableBattle → Battle of Puente de Calderón ⓘ
Royalist forces in New Spain → participatedIn → Battle of Puente de Calderón ⓘ
Battle of Puente de Calderón → alsoKnownAs → Batalla del Puente de Calderón ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Puente de Calderón