Insurgent Army (Mexican War of Independence)

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The Insurgent Army in the Mexican War of Independence was the revolutionary military force that fought against Spanish colonial rule to achieve Mexico’s independence in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
revolutionary army
composition indigenous fighters
irregular troops
local militias
mestizo fighters
some creole officers
conflict Mexican War of Independence
country Viceroyalty of New Spain
disbandedAfter consummation of Mexican independence in 1821
endTime 1821
firstMajorAction Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas
surface form: Capture of Guanajuato
flag Our Lady of Guadalupe
surface form: Banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe
foundedBy Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
goal independence of Mexico from Spanish rule
ideology Mexican War of Independence
surface form: Mexican independence movement
languageOfCommand Spanish
notableBattle Battle of Acapulco (1813)
Battle of Calderón Bridge
Battle of Monte de las Cruces
Battle of Valladolid (1811)
Battle of Zitácuaro
Siege of Cuautla
notableCommander Guadalupe Victoria
Hermenegildo Galeana
Ignacio Allende
Ignacio López Rayón
José María Morelos y Pavón
Mariano Matamoros
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Nicolás Bravo
Vicente Guerrero
opposedTo Royalist forces in New Spain
surface form: Royalist Army (New Spain)

Spanish Empire
originEvent Grito de Independencia
surface form: Grito de Dolores
partOf Mexican War of Independence
surface form: Mexican independence movement
religiousSymbol Our Lady of Guadalupe
surface form: Virgin of Guadalupe
result contributed to the independence of Mexico in 1821
startTime 1810
status disbanded
successor Army of the Three Guarantees
theaterOfOperations Bajío
surface form: Bajío region

Guerrero
Michoacán
Oaxaca state
surface form: Oaxaca

Puebla (state)
surface form: Puebla
usedTactics guerrilla warfare

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Guadalupe Victoria allegiance Insurgent Army (Mexican War of Independence)