Battle of Medina
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This article is about the 1813 battle in Texas. For battle the previous year in Arabia, see Battle of Medina (1812). For the similarly-named 1991 battle in Iraq, see Battle of Medina Ridge.
The Battle of Medina was fought approximately 20 miles south of San Antonio de Bexar (modern-day downtown San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas) on August 18, 1813, as part of the Mexican War of Independence against Spanish authority in Mexico. Spanish troops led by General José Joaquín de Arredondo defeated republican forces (calling themselves the Republican Army of the North), consisting of Tejano-Mexican and Tejano-American revolutionaries participating in the Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition, under General José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois. It was the deadliest battle in Texas history.
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Battle of Medina | |||||||
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Part of the Mexican War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Royal Spanish Army |
Republican Army of the North American filibusters | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Joaquín de Arredondo Ignacio Elizondo |
José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois Henry Perry | ||||||
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about 1,830 | about 1,400 irregulars | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
55 dead | 1,300 dead |
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