CONTENTS.
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| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUNTA DE ZITACUARO. | |
| 1811. | |
| Calleja's New System of Military Organization — Suppression of the In surrection in Nuevo Santander — Pacification of San Luis Potosí — Defeat of Insurgents in Guanajuato — Porlier's Operations in Nueva Galicia — Torre's Activity and Severity — His Defeat at Zitácuaro, and Death — Rayon Fortifies Zitácuaro — Empáran Returns to Spain — Conspiracy to Seize the Viceroy — Proclamation of Calleja — Events in Michoacan — Condition of Guanajuato — Spread of the Revolution. | 317 |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| SIEGE OF CUAUTLA. | |
| 1811-1812. | |
| Doctor Cos Joins Rayon The Revolutionary Press — Perplexity of Venegas — Bishop Campillo's Failure as a Mediator — Second Campaign of Morelos — Calleja Takes Zitácuaro — Destruction of the City — Reverses of Porlier — Arrival of Spanish Troops — Triumphal Entry of Calleja into Mexico — Jealousy of Venegas — Calleja Marches against Cuautla — Description of the City — Llano at Izúcar — Calleja Repulsed — Cuautla Invested — Sufferings of the Besieged — Morelos Evacuates the City — Calleja Returns to the Capital. | 343 |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| WAR MEASURES AND MOVEMENTS. | |
| 1812. | |
| Financial Distress and Arbitrary Measures — Insurgents Sack Huamantla and Capture Trains — The Suprema Junta's Movements and Acts — Doctor Cos' Plans of Peace and War — Viceregal Course — Independent Press — Bad Guerrillas — Rosains and his Troubles — Campaigns in Puebla, Michoacan, and Bajío de Guanajuato — Operations of Garcia Conde, Negrete, and Iturbide against Albino García — Capture and End of This Leader — Torres' Execution — Ill Success of Liceaga and Cos in Guanajuato — Raids in San Luis Potosí. | 376 |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| PROGRESS OF THE WAR. | |
| 1812. | |
| Capture of Tehuacan — Massacre of Prisoners — Curates of Maltrata and Zongolica Join the Revolution — Orizaba Captured and Retaken — Revolutionary Plans at Vera Cruz and Perote — Communication Reopened by Royalists — Insurgent Operations — Capture of Pachuca with Immense Booty — Cruel Shooting of Prisoners — Towns Recaptured by Royalists — Arrest of Leonardo Bravo and Companions — Their Execution — Noble Deed of Nicolas Bravo — Venegas Offers Pardon to Penitent Rebels, and a Reward for Morelos' Capture — Venegas and Calleja at Enmity — Rayon's Unsuccessful Attack on Toluca — Defeat at Tenango — Dispersion of the Supreme Junta. | 397 |
