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First Battle of Tabasco

First Battle of Tabasco was a battle fought in 1846 at Villahermosa, in what is now Mexico. It was part of the Mexican-American War, which ran from 1846 to 1848. The recorded result: Mexican victory. Recorded strength: 7 ships; 700 landing force against 253.

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Disembarkation in San Juan Bautista, capital of the Mexican state of Tabasco, during the American intervention carried out between 1846 and 1847. On October 25 and 26, 1846 the "First Battle of Tabasc
Disembarkation in San Juan Bautista, capital of the Mexican state of Tabasco, during the American intervention carried out between 1846 and 1847. On October 25 and 26, 1846 the "First Battle of Tabasc. Alfonsobouchot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1846
WhereVillahermosa, Mexico17.989N, 92.928W
OutcomeMexican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstMexico
Casualties and losses2 killed; 2 wounded; 2 drownedand5 killed
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, 184818461848First Battle of Tabasco, 1846
41 placed engagements of the Mexican-American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1846 (year precision)
to 26 October 1846
PlaceVillahermosa, Mexico
17.989N, 92.928W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength7 ships; 700 landing force253
Casualties and losses2 killed; 2 wounded; 2 drowned5 killed
Commanders
  • Juan B. Traconis
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First Battle of Tabasco 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 Q4992419, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Tabasco, revision 1370618990, 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.