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Battle of Lomas de Santa María

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rebel camp, killing about one fourth of the troops under Morelos' command. Due to the confusion and darkness, the rebel soldiers continued to fire at each other after royalist troops had already withdrawn. They fled the field in panic. This defeat marked the end of the fourth campaign initiated by Morelos and initiated the fifth where this southern noble would eventually meet his downfall and be executed by firing squad in 1815.
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On the morning of 23 December, Morelos wrote Landázuri asking him to surrender the city of Valladolid, promising to respect the lives of the commander and the royalist defenders. Landázuri ignored Morelos' offer and awaited the arrival of the attack. At midday, an insurgent division under the command
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known as the Lomas de Santa María. Around midnight, the morning of 24 December, Iturbide had discovered the location of the rebel camp and was convinced by Llano to attack with expediency less the rebels be able to attack the city again the following day. Around 2 am, Llano and Iturbide attacked the
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informed Morelos of the Spanish royalist troop movements who then ordered Rayón to attack the combined forces of Iturbide and Llano to gain time for his own troops to reach and capture Valladolid. Morelos further understood the need for expediency as he needed to capture the city before the arrival
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began its assault on Valladolid. With just over 1,000 soldiers, Galeana entered the city from the north and routed the battalions placed there by Landázuri who for a time appeared to have been surrounded. About two hours later, the reinforcements under Iturbide and Llano arrived at the city who
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After being informed of Matamoros' defeat by the Spanish Royalists, Morelos sent an emissary to Matamoros ordering him to return to camp so that they could again attempt to take the city the following day. The rebels camped in a heavily forested area on the outskirts of the Valladolid
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had initially wanted to pursue the retreating Galeana, but was ordered not to do so by Iturbide who cited a tactical blunder which would be made in pursuit of the retreating forces. Galeana entered Morelos' camp and asked for reinforcements.
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where the rebels were repulsed by Iturbide. After the royalists defeated Rayón, they proceeded to chase his army through the campo de Santiaguito where Rafael López Rayón, the only son of the insurgent commander was killed in action.
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who would later go on to become the Mexican emperor. The battle which lasted the better part of two days, resulted in a victory for the Spanish royalists. The tide of the battle turned when reinforcements arrived from
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through his extensive spy network inside Morelos' camp, also learning where Morelos was moving his forces and which forces were more concentrated than others. On 8 December, by order of the viceroy, Colonel
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immediately clashed with the attacking forces under Galeana. Galeana decided to retire from the battle after he assessed his situation as hopeless in taking the city.
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decided to attempt to attack the city again with his own division but was stopped by Llano and his troops at the center of the city, repulsing Bravo.
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of further reinforcements sent from Mexico City. Rayón and gathered his forces in pursuit of Llano. Various skirmishes took place on 21 December at
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attacked the city of Valladolid at midday on 23 December after the Spanish refused their demands to surrender the city.
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commanded the third and final attempt to take the city which failed similarly to the previous two attempts.
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where he was commissioned to fight against the Spanish colonial government in the southern area of the
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The battle began when Mexican insurgents numbering around 5,600 men under the command of
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against an army commanded by Iturbide alone as Llano had been by that time recalled to
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loyal to the Spanish crown and the Mexican rebels fighting for independence from the
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to take the city, something they succeeded in doing on 25 November 1812.
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The Mexican insurgents, who numbered around 5,600 men, were commanded by
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that occurred from 23–24 December 1813 in the area around
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Card Written by Morelos to Landázuri, 23 December 1813,
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After the declaration of Mexican independence triggered
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quickly uncovered the rebel plans to take the city of
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Index

Mexican War of Independence

José María Morelos
Lomas de Santa María
Valladolid (Morelia)
Michoacán de Ocampo
Mexico

Mexican Rebels

Spanish Empire

José María Morelos y Pavón

Mariano Matamoros y Guridi

Nicolás Bravo

Hermenegildo Galeana

Ramón López Rayón

Félix María Calleja

Agustín Iturbide

Ciriaco del Llano

Domingo Landázuri
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