Battle of San Salvador (1822)

The  First Battle of San Salvador was a military action on April 5, 1822 in the town of San Salvador during Mexican annexation of Central America with the purpose of opposing the annexation to Mexico.

The battle
In June 1822, a Guatemalan force under Manuel Arzú invaded the province of San Salvador and easily evaded the defenses and took the capital. The Guatemalans scattered and sacked San Salvador. The troops from the province regrouped and due to Manuel Arzú's poor organization, they took the Guatemalans by surprise and defeated them.