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Battle of Contreras

Battle of Contreras was a battle fought in 1847 at Mexico City, in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mexico City. It was part of the Mexican-American War, which ran from 1846 to 1848. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 10,738 against 4,500.

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Fought1847
WhereMexico City, Mexico19.354N, 99.136W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstMexico
Part ofMexican-American War1846 to 1848

Where it sits in the Mexican-American War

Battle of Monterrey, 1846Siege of Fort Texas, 1846Battle of San Pasqual, 1846Capture of Santa Fe, 1846First Battle of Tabasco, 1846Siege of Los Angeles, 1846Blockade of Veracruz, 1846Thornton Affair, 1846Battle of Palo Alto, 1846Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 1846Battle of Monterey, 1846Battle of Yerba Buena, 1846Battle of Dominguez Rancho, 1846Battle of Natividad, 1846Capture of Tucson, 1846Battle of Chapultepec, 1847Siege of Veracruz, 1847Battle of Buena Vista, 1847Battle of Mexico-city, 1847Battle of La Paz, 1847Battle of San José del Cabo, 1847Second Battle of Tabasco, 1847Battle of Rio San Gabriel, 1847Battle of La Mesa, 1847Second Battle of Mora, 1847Battle of the Sacramento River, 1847Battle of Cerro Gordo, 1847First Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Second Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Third Battle of Tuxpan, 1847Battle of Churubusco, 1847Battle of Contreras, 1847Battle of Molino del Rey, 1847Siege of Puebla, 1847Battle of Mulege, 1847Battle of Huamantla, 1847Skirmish at Matamoros, 1847Siege of La Paz, 1847Siege of San José del Cabo, 1848Battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales, 1848Skirmish of Todos Santos, 184818461848Battle of Contreras, 1847
41 placed engagements of the Mexican-American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1847 (year precision)
PlaceMexico City, Mexico
19.354N, 99.136W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength10,7384,500
Casualties and losses~300 casualties~700 killed; 1,225 wounded; ~850 captured; 22 artillery pieces lost; 843 captured
Commanders
  • Gabriel Valencia
  • Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte
Battle of ContrerasBattle of ContrerasBattle of ChurubuscoSiege of Mexico CityBattle of ChapultepecFall of TenochtitlanBattle of Molino del ReyBattle of ChapultepecPueblaCuernavacaTolucaPachucaZumpangoTaxcoCiudad AltamiranoSan Juan del Río100 km19.354N, 99.136W
Placed at Mexico City; 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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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: US ARMYDefender: MEX ARMY
Strength4,5004,000
Casualties60 (1.3%)1,513 (37.8%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1091
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width2.5 km2.7 km
Attacker advanced1 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 161), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Contreras 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 Q2399696, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Contreras, revision 1370628808, 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.