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Capture of Morelia

Capture of Morelia was a battle fought in 1863 at Morelia, in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Morelia. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: French victory.

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Fought1863
WhereMorelia, Mexico19.703N, 101.192W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsMexican republicansagainstFrench 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 Morelia, 1863
24 placed engagements of Second French intervention in Mexico in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1863 (year precision)
PlaceMorelia, Mexico
19.703N, 101.192W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Commanders
  • José López Uraga
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Placed at Morelia; 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 Morelia 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 Q17514448, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Morelia (1863), revision 1370609242, 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.