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8000 Soldiers, plus 38 cannons 3,282 Soldiers and 18 cannons Unknown 4 Generals, 66 Officers, and 2000 soldiers captured | ||
The Battle of Silao took place on August 10, 1860 in the vicinity of Silao in Guanajuato state, Mexico, between elements of the liberal army, under the command of General Jesus Gonzalez Ortega and Ignacio Zaragoza with a force of 8,000 men and elements of the conservative army commanded General Miguel Miramon by commanding an army of 3,282 during the War of Reform. The battle was a liberal victory. General Miguel Miramon was almost captured but escaped in the disorder caused by the Republican artillery, abandoning artillery, ammunition and weapons.
The battle
Miguel Miramón would face a formidable army of 8,000 men constitutionalist, commanded by General Gonzalez Ortega, Antillon, Zaragoza, Bending and Berriozábal. Miramon marched to beat him with a force of 3,282 soldiers rookies. Despite the numerical superiority of the enemy, the general, unbeaten and confident of victory moved his troops to Silao where the Liberals were encamped.
The battle commenced at the break the dawn of August 10. Miramon's artillery opened large gaps in the path of Loma. Gonzalez Ortega was able to conceal his maneuvers while Miramon had to rest his soldiers after two hours of fighting and the terrible fire of the powerful constitutionalist artillery.
At 8:15 am, after 3 hours of tremendous attacks the Regenerator Army fled completely defeated and abandoned all their artillery, baggage, ammunition and military equipment to the Liberals as well as a large number of prisoners, including several generals. Miramon pursued by the victors escaped. Ortega was overjoyed by his vicatory.
"After a hard-fought battle in which has Mexican blood flowed profusely, D. Miguel Miramon was deafeated by the forces under my command, leaving in my hands an immense train of artillery, weapons, ammunition, flags, bodies and hundreds of prisoners, a few generals and many officers. The battle began at dawn and ended at eight o nine ".
Miramon said that "the liberal artillery, served by American gunners had won the battle."
Liberal troops occupied Silao, Querétaro, Celaya and Guanajuato.