▁in ▁the ▁pla za ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁tower ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁fought ▁off ▁the ▁Federal ▁forces ▁of ▁Ben av í de z ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁before ▁surrender ing . ▁▁ ▁Ben av í de z ▁rejo ined ▁Ald ao , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁re - ass umed ▁overall ▁command . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁on ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁Ald ao , ▁General ▁A cha ▁was ▁executed . ▁ ▁Ben av í de z ▁had ▁treated ▁A cha ▁with ▁ch ival ry ▁and ▁had ▁not ▁author ized ▁this ▁act . ▁ ▁A cha ’ s ▁destruction ▁weak ened ▁Lam ad rid , ▁who ▁occupied ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁M endo za ▁while ▁General ▁P ach ec o ▁advanced ▁against ▁that ▁city . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁Lam ad rid ▁engaged ▁the ▁Federal ▁forces ▁at ▁the ▁major ▁Battle ▁of ▁R ode o ▁del ▁Med io , ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁forces ▁were ▁rout ed , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁Chile . ▁▁ ▁Ben av í de z ▁res umed ▁the ▁governor ship ▁of ▁San ▁Juan ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁but ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁he ▁deleg ated ▁the ▁position ▁to ▁Colonel ▁O y uela . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁he ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁again ▁in ▁a ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁mont on eras ▁raised ▁by ▁Colonel ▁Áng el ▁Vic ente ▁Pe ñ alo za , ▁defe ating ▁them ▁decis ively ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1