The Battle of Alcantra was fought at Alcantra, on the Alamo River on 3–4 October 1839 between insurgents under the command of General Antonio Canales Rosillo, and Centerists under the command of General José Ignacio Pavón. The insurgents won decisive victory which led to Pavón being replaced by General Mariano Arista.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ Jaques 2007, p. 5.
References edit
- Jaques, Tony, ed. (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century (3 volumes ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. LCCN 2006015366. OCLC 68786744. OL 10420610M.
Further reading edit
- Leatherwood, Art (June 9, 2010), "Alcantra, Battle of", Handbook of Texas Online, The Texas State Historical Association, retrieved August 23, 2014
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