The Battle of San Salvador was a confrontation that occurred on February 9, 1823, between the Mexican forces led by General Vicente Filisola and the Salvadoran forces led by Manuel José de Arce.
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Part of the Mexican annexation of Central America | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
2000 soldiers | Unknown | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown |
Background
editOn February 7, Mexican troops took over the town of Mejicanos. After the battles, the Salvadorans ended up weakened[1]
The battle
editSalvadoran soldiers defending San Salvador fled the city that same day. Two days later, Filísola captured San Salvador[2] and became governor of the province.[3] The Salvadoran soldiers who fled the city with a seriously ill Arce retreated to Honduras under the command of Mariano Prado, where they surrendered to Filísola near the city of Gualcince on February 21.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Marure, Alejandro (1895). Efemérides de los hechos notables acaecidos en la República de Centro-América Desde el año de 1821 hasta el de 1842. Universidad Francisco Marroquín Biblioteca Ludwig von Mises. Tipografía Nacional.
- ^ Fuller, Alejandro (15 June 2009). "Familia Padilla: La aventura en Nicaragua". Familia Padilla. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Casa Presidencial - República de El Salvador". web.archive.org. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ Meléndez Chaverri, Carlos (2000). José Matías Delgado, prócer centroamericano. Internet Archive. San Salvador : Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y el Arte. ISBN 978-99923-0-057-2.