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Capture of Monterrey

Capture of Monterrey was a battle fought in 1864 at Monterrey, in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Monterrey. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: Mexican Empire victory.

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Fought1864
WhereMonterrey, Mexico25.684N, 100.318W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMexican Empire victory
BelligerentsMexican RepublicansagainstMexican 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, 186718621867Capture of Monterrey, 1864
24 placed engagements of Second French intervention in Mexico in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1864 (year precision)
PlaceMonterrey, Mexico
25.684N, 100.318W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Capture of MonterreyCapture of MonterreyBattle of MonterreyBattle of Buena VistaBattle of Rio Grande CityBattle of MonterreyBattle of Buena VistaBattle of Rio Grande CityLinaresMontemorelosSabinas Hidalgo100 km25.684N, 100.318W
Placed at Monterrey; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Capture of Monterrey 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 Q6148266, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Monterrey (1864), revision 1370609238, 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.