Capture of Oaxaca (1812)

Capture of Oaxaca
Part of the Mexican War of Independence
A street view from the colonial part of Oaxaca, taken by Morelos in 1812.
Date 25 November 1812 Location Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico Result Decisive Mexican Insurgent victory
Belligerents
Mexican Insurgents	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
José María Morelos y Pavón Gen. Hermenegildo Galeana Gen. Víctor Bravo Gen. Miguel Bravo Gen. Nicolás Bravo Gen. Juan Pablo Galeana de los Ríos Gen. Mariano Matamoros y Guridi Colonel Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña Colonel José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix Colonel Ramón Sesma Colonel Manuel de Mier y Terán Colonel Manuel Montaño	Viceroy Félix María Calleja del Rey Gen. Antonio Pío González-Saravia Mollinedo
Strength
~5,000 soldiers	2,000 soldiers

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The Capture of Oaxaca was a battle during the War of Mexican Independence that occurred on 25 November 1812 at Oaxaca, Oaxaca. It was fought between the royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown, commanded by General Antonio Pío González-Saravia Mollinedo, and the Mexican insurgents fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire, commanded by José María Morelos y Pavón. The battle resulted in a victory for the Mexican insurgents.