Draft:Battle of Mejicanos

Battle of Mejicanos (1823)
	Part of the Mexican annexation of Central America
Date	7 February 1823
Location	Mejicanos, El Salvador
Result	Mexican Victory
Belligerents
First Mexican Empire	El Salvador
Commanders and leaders
Vicente Filisola	Unknown
Strength
2000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
13 dead ; And some injured	100 dead

The Battle of Mejicanos was a confrontation between Salvadoran troops and Mexican troops led by General Vicente Filisola during the annexation of El Salvador to Mexico.

The Battle

The battle occurred on February 7, 1823, where the confrontation between Salvadorans and Mexicans would take place, resulting in a Mexican victory^[1] with 13 Mexican casualties and some wounded while the Salvadorans suffered 100 casualties^[2].

Aftermath

After the Mexican victory, the Mejicanos would occupy the city, the Mexicans advanced to San Salvador where a confrontation would occur that would end with a Mexican victory where El Salvador was annexed^[3] to the Mexican Empire, swearing loyalty to it until its dissolution.

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Draft:Battle of Mejicanos

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The Battle

Aftermath

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