Military campaign

Military campaign XX The Cross of Burgundy was a banner of the royal armies, the symbol of the Habsburg Empire from Charles I. On the morning of 16 September 1810, the cry of Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe! Down with bad government! Viva Fernando VII!, Hidalgo turned Presidio Dolores, accompanied by a handful of poorly armed peasants and less prepared for the military. Released prisoners and armed his army with the limited supplies available in the local armory. He had also, with the reinforcements that could provide Mariano Allende and Abasolo, army officials. Accompanied by this force whose magnitude is unknown, first went to Atotonilco the Great, took the banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe, considered the first Mexican flag. Here again harangued his troops with the cry of Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe, viva Fernando VII, and went to San Miguel el Grande, where they arrived to reinforce Abasolo and Allende.On his departure from San Miguel el Grande, the insurgent troops remained mostly rural. On their way to villages in the east of Guanajuato were added to it new members. But most of the natives were not welcome the lifting of the conspirators of Queretaro. Even on the Ignacio Allende began to look askance at Hidalgo, who later accused of having been carried away by the mob. So, the Insurgent Army left for Celaya, where he obtained his first major victory on September 20, 1810. Waving a portrait of Ferdinand VII, the troops took the city and looted it. In this population, Miguel Hidalgo was proclaimed Generalissimo of America, being in command of the army over Allende, who was doubtless more skillful in regard to military tactics. Celaya, due out insurgents on their way north and seized Salamanca, Irapuato and Silao. They arrived in Guanajuato on September 29. View of Guanajuato.At the center of the corn exchange Granaditas Ria o Intendant barricaded in Alh ndiga Granaditas one building stronger and thicker in the city, believing that it would be safe. However, being outnumbered by the attackers and killed the mayor, the Spanish had to capitulate. In making the corn exchange, the insurgent army killed some two hundred soldiers and all realistic and Spanish refugees who were refugees in the building (De la Torre, 982). The occupation and plunder of the city of Guanajuato for the insurgents was the beginning of a series of victories that led them to occupy such important cities as Valladolid (now Morelia, who surrendered to the fear of being sacked as Guanajuato ), Toluca and reach third base west of Mexico City: the Sierra de las Cruces. At that site Hidalgo's army struck one of the worst defeats the royalists, but for reasons that are unknown, the supreme commander decided to return to the capital of Michoacan.On his return to the Michoacan capital, insurgents were attacked by the Spanish army, commanded by Felix Maria Calleja del Rey, Aculco. The Battle of Aculco made it clear that the insurgents were unable to meet the Spanish army. The desertions were high and were captured about six hundred Insurgent Army, the rebel weapons and other belongings. Given the situation, the insurgents were divided and the bulk of the troops turned back with his head Allende Guanajuato course, while only a handful returned to Hidalgo to Valladolid. Hidalgo was able to obtain financial support from the Church and the accession of several hundred horse and foot, not suffered the same fate Allende, Guanajuato who had to leave heading north to meet with Aldama and Abasolo in San Luis Potosi. At this point, supporters of the insurgents occupied other towns throughout New Spain. Rafael Iriarte controlled Leon, Aguascalientes and Zacatecas.Luis de Herrera and Juan de Viller as occupied San Luis Potosi. In Toluca and Zitacuaro was Benedict Lopez. Jos Mar a Morelos and had joined the calentano of Michoacan and Mexico to war, while Julian Sanchez and Miguel Villagran controlled Mezquital Valley, north of the stores in Mexico. Guadalajara was taken by Jos Antonio Torres on 11 November 1810 after having served the southern region of Jalisco and Colima. The northern provinces such as Texas, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon also had joined the insurgent cause. Mural at the corn exchange of Granaditas. Represents the head of Hidalgo in a cage Having abandoned the insurgents major places taken just days after the start of the war, they were recovered by the colonial army.