Battle of San Salvador (1822)
| Battle of San Salvador (1822) | |||||||
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| Part of the Mexican annexation of Central America | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mexico |
 El Salvador | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Manuel Arzú |
Manuel José ArceAntonio CañasRafael Castillo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1000 mens [4] | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The First Battle of San Salvador or also known Sacking of San Salvador was a military action on June 3, 1822 in the town of San Salvador during Mexican annexation of Central America with the purpose of opposing the annexation to Mexico.
Battle
[edit]In June 1822, a Guatemalan force under Manuel Arzú invaded the province of San Salvador and easily evaded the defenses and took the capital. The Guatemalans scattered and sacked San Salvador. The troops from the province regrouped and due to Manuel Arzú's poor organization,[5] they took the Guatemalans by surprise and defeated them.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cardenal, Rodolfo (1996). Manual de historia de Centroamérica. Internet Archive. San Salvador, El Salvador : UCA Editores. ISBN 978-84-8405-219-7.
- ^ Montúfar, Manuel (1853). "Memorias para la historia de la revolución de Centro-América".
- ^ "Efemérides de los hechos notables acaecidos en la República de Centro-América Desde el año de 1821 hasta el de 1842". Tipografía Nacional. 1895.
- ^ Olivera, Mario Vazquez (July–December 2006). "La Division Auxiliar de Guatemala. Funcion polftica y campana militar, 1821-1823". Lulua. 8: 97–127.
- ^ 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.