. "1812-05-02Z"^^ . . "Siege of Cuautla"@en . . . "~17,000 soldiers" . "22pxSpanish Empire" . . . . . "border|22pxMexican Rebels" . . "~12,000 soldiers" . . . . . "6,000" . "Disputed, Mexican rebels abandon the city after 72 days of Spanish siege." . . "The Siege of Cuautla was a battle of the War of Mexican Independence that occurred from 9 February through 2 May 1812 at Cuautla, Morelos. The Spanish royalist forces loyal to the Spanish, commanded by F\u00E9lix Mar\u00EDa Calleja, besieged the town of Cuautla and its Mexican rebel defenders fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire. The rebels were commanded by Jos\u00E9 Mar\u00EDa Morelos y Pav\u00F3n, Hermenegildo Galeana, and Mariano Matamoros."@en . . . . . .