battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Bagdad

Name: Battle of Bagdad
Location: Bagdad, Mexico

Battle of Bagdad was a battle fought in 1866 at Bagdad, in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bagdad. The recorded result: Mexican Republican victory.

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Fought1866

WhereBagdad, Mexico25.950N, 97.150W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMexican Republican victory

BelligerentsMexican rebels; United StatesagainstMexican Empire; French Empire

Record

Date	1866 (year precision)
Place	Bagdad, Mexico 25.950N, 97.150W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Commanders	Mariano Escobedo	Tomás Mejía Pierre Joseph Jeanningros Georges Charles Cloué François Achille Bazaine

Placed at Bagdad; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Ingham incident 1835, 9.5 km N
Battle of Palmito Ranch 1865, 14 km W
Battle of Palo Alto 1846, 32 km W
Battle of Resaca de la Palma 1846, 34 km W
Siege of Fort Texas 1846, 35 km W

Elsewhere in 1866

Battle of Bagdad 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 Q2888077, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bagdad, revision 1370432922, 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.