Battle of Ayutuxtepeque (1823)

The Battle of Ayutuxtepeque took place during Filisola's campaign in El Salvador, it was a battle led by imperial troops under the command of Vicente Filísola, the Salvadoran troops under the command of Antonio José Cañas which ended in a Salvadoran defeat.

Battle of Ayutuxtepeque (1823)
Part of Filísola's campaign in El Salvador
Date 7 February 1823 Location Ayutuxtepeque, El Salvador Result Mexican victory
Belligerents
Mexico	El Salvador
Commanders and leaders
Vicente Filísola Cayetano Bosque	Antonio Cañas Fernando Alcolsa  †
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Background

On February 6, at night, they stealthily occupied the poorly defended fortifications of Milingo (today Delgado) and El Volcán.

Battle of El Atajo

Battle of El Atajo
Part of Filísola's campaign in El Salvador
Date 7 February 1823 Location El Atajo, El Salvador Result Mexican victory
Belligerents
Mexican Empire	El Salvador
Commanders and leaders
Vicente Filísola Fernando Cortázar	Máximo Cordero
Strength
2000	100
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

On February 7, the Salvadoran forces led by Maximo Cordero and the Mexican forces, led by Vicente Filísola and Francisco Cortázar, engaged in combat in El Atajo where they were rejected 2 times until Colonel Cortázar arrived and after 2 hours of combat he seized the Salvadoran trenches.

The battle

After the combat at El Atajo, he vigorously attacked Ayutuxtepeque. During this combat, Captain Fernando de Alcolsa was killed by a grenade. Colonel Antonio José Cañas could not contain the invasion ending in a Mexican victory, the Salvadorans were forced to retreat to Mejicanos.

Aftermath

After this, Filísola's forces attacked Callejon del Diablo which was poorly defended by 20 Salvadorans. After 2 hours of combat, the position was taken. Vicente Filísola followed through Mejicanos, where the Salvadorans were completely defeated, after this on February 9, Filísola entered in San Salvador and declared it annexed to the First Mexican Empire.

See also

• Central America under Mexican rule
• Battle of Mejicanos (1823)

References

Books

• García, Joaquín (1940). Lucha de San Salvador contra el imperio, 1821-1823 (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A., Imprenta nacional. ISBN 1391741706.
• Aceña, Ramón (1899). Efemérides militares (in Spanish). Tipografía Nacional.
• Larde Y Larin, Jorge (1977). Orígenes de la Fuerza Armada de El Salvador (in Spanish). Ministerio de Defensa y de Seguridad Pública, 1977.
• Reyes, Rafael (1910). Nociones de historia del Salvador precedidas de un resumen de historia universal (in Spanish). Tall. Gráf. de José Casamajó.

Web sources

• Vásquez Oliveira, Mario (2006). "La División Auxiliar de Guatemala. Función política y campaña militar, 1821-1823" (in Spanish). ULÚA Revista de Historia, Sociedad y Cultura (8). Xalapa, Veracruz, México.