Editing Moctezuma II (section)

====Battle====
He began by sending 200 troops to launch [[skirmish]]es against the Huexotzinca, but despite the large numbers and skirmishes, he was unable to break the enemy lines. The group of Texcoco suffered huge losses and once they were unable to fight they were put to rest while the group from Tlacopan was sent. However, they were still unable to break the lines. The Tenochca group then advanced and pushed to aid the Tepanecs of Tlacopan, causing multiple casualties against the Huexotzinca, but the lines were still not broken as more reinforcements arrived. Eventually, Tlacahuepan saw himself surrounded, and though he initially resisted, he finally surrendered. Though the Huexotzinca wanted to take him alive, he asked to be sacrificed there on the battlefield, and so he was killed, and then the rest of the Mexica troops retreated.{{sfn|Durán|1867|pp=450–452}} The result of this battle was considered humiliating for the empire. According to primary records, about 40,000 people were killed on both sides (possibly meaning that about 20,000 died on each side).{{sfn|Isaac|1983|p=421}} Some important Mexica noblemen were also killed during the engagement, including Huitzilihuitzin (not to be confused with the [[Huitzilihuitl|''tlatoani'' of this name]]), Xalmich and Cuatacihuatl.