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Battle of Atlixco

Battle of Atlixco was a battle fought on 4 May 1862 at Atlixco, in what is now Mexico. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: Republican victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 soldiers against 1,000 soldiers.

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Expédition du Mexique., ensemble topographique du Combat d'Atlisco., D'après un croquis de M. Girardin.
Expédition du Mexique., ensemble topographique du Combat d'Atlisco., D'après un croquis de M. Girardin.. Jules Gaildrau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 May 1862
WhereAtlixco, Mexico18.900N, 98.450W
OutcomeRepublican victory
BelligerentsSecond Federal Republic of MexicoagainstFrench Empire; Second Mexican Empire
Part ofSecond French intervention in Mexico1861 to 1867

Where it sits in Second French intervention in Mexico

Battle of Atlixco, 1862Battle of Puebla, 1862Battle of Barranca Seca, 1862Battle of Cerro del Borrego, 1862Battle of Acapulco, 1863Siege of Puebla, 1863Battle of Camarón, 1863Battle of San Pablo del Monte, 1863Capture of Morelia, 1863Battle of Guanajuato, 1863Battle of San Juan Bautista, 1864Capture of Mazatlán, 1864Capture of Durango, 1864Capture of Monterrey, 1864Battle of San Pedro, 1864Battle of Parral (1865), 1865Battle of Tacámbaro, 1865Battle of la Loma, 1865Battle of Chihuahua, 1866Battle of Miahuatlán, 1866Battle of La Carbonera, 1866Battle of Guayabo, 1866Third Battle of Puebla, 1867Siege of Mexico City, 186718621867Battle of Atlixco, 1862
24 placed engagements of Second French intervention in Mexico in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 May 1862
PlaceAtlixco, Mexico
18.900N, 98.450W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,000 soldiers1,000 soldiers
Commanders
  • Tomás O'Horán y Escudero
Battle of AtlixcoBattle of AtlixcoSiege of PueblaSiege of PueblaBattle of PueblaBattle of San LorenzoBattle of San Pablo del MonteBattle of San LorenzoCuernavacaTolucaPachucaZumpangoTehuacanCórdobaTeziutlánTaxco100 km18.900N, 98.450W
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Battle of Atlixco is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 160 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887896, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Atlixco (1862), revision 1370432690, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.