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Battle of Barranca Seca

Battle of Barranca Seca was a battle fought on 18 May 1862 at Nogales Municipality, in what is now Mexico. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 2,500; 450 against 500; 1,400.

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An episode of the action of Barranca Seca lithograph by Hesiquio Iriarte, belonging to the National Museum of Interventions
An episode of the action of Barranca Seca lithograph by Hesiquio Iriarte, belonging to the National Museum of Interventions. Hesiquio Iriarte, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 May 1862
WhereNogales Municipality, Mexico18.813N, 97.178W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsMexican reactionists; Second French EmpireagainstMexican Republicans
Casualties and losses212 Mexicans dead; 2 French dead; 26 injuredand100 Republicans dead; 200 wounded; 1,200 POWs
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 Barranca Seca, 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

Date18 May 1862
PlaceNogales Municipality, Mexico
18.813N, 97.178W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2,500; 450500; 1,400
Casualties and losses212 Mexicans dead; 2 French dead; 26 injured100 Republicans dead; 200 wounded; 1,200 POWs
Commanders
  • Santiago Tapia
Battle of Barranca SecaBattle of Barranca SecaBattle of Cerro del BorregoBattle of Las CumbresBattle of FortínBattle of CamarónBattle of Cerro GordoBattle of Las CumbresBattle of CamarónBattle of Cerro GordoPueblaVeracruzTehuacanTeziutlánHuajuapan de LeónTlaxcalaAtlixcoAcatlan100 km18.813N, 97.178W
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Battle of Barranca Seca 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 Q4870421, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Barranca Seca, revision 1370433435, 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.