Battle of Acajete
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The Battle of Acajete was fought at Acajete, Veracruz on 3 May 1839 between insurgents under the joint command of José de Urrea and José Antonio Mexía and 1,600 Centrists under the command of General Gabriel Valencia. The centralist repelled all the charges of the insurgents and broke their army with an attack by their cavalry reserve. The insurgents lost, Mexia was captured and executed, and Urrea fled injured to Tampico. Over 600 soldiers died on both sides and several hundreds were captured by the centralists.
| Battle of Acajete | |||||||
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| Part of Urrea Rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Centralists | Insurgents | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gabriel Valencia |
José de Urrea (WIA) José Antonio Mexía (POW)  | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,600 | ~1,000 | ||||||
