"besieged by royalist forces" . . "Siege of Cuautla" . "~12,000 soldiers" . . . . "defended the city" . . "72-day siege" . . . "Spain" . "siege of the city" . "6,000" . "~17,000 soldiers" . "siege of Cuautla" . . . "1812-05-02" . "major battle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mexico" . . . . "Mexican Rebels" . . "Disputed, Mexican rebels abandon the city after 72 days of Spanish siege." . . . . . . "besieged by the Spanish army" . . . . "Siege of Cuautla (1812)" . "escape from the 72-day siege" . "Spanish Empire" . "Cuautla" . "Siege of Cuautla" . .