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Battle of Guanajuato

Battle of Guanajuato was a battle fought on 8 December 1863 at Guanajuato, in what is now Mexico. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: Imperialist victory. Recorded strength: 22 Cannons; 252 Soldiers against 16 Cannons; 484 Soldiers.

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Fought8 December 1863
WhereGuanajuato, Mexico21.017N, 101.253W
OutcomeImperialist victory
BelligerentsMexicoagainstMexican Empire; Second French 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, 186718621867Battle of Guanajuato, 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

Date8 December 1863
PlaceGuanajuato, Mexico
21.017N, 101.253W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength22 Cannons; 252 Soldiers16 Cannons; 484 Soldiers
Casualties and losses15 Cannons Captured; 90 killed; 50 wounded; Total: 140 men10 Cannons Damaged; 210 killed & wounded; Total: 210 men
Commanders
  • Manuel Doblado
Battle of GuanajuatoBattle of GuanajuatoBattle of San JuliánBattle of Loma del SangremalSiege of QuerétaroSiege of MoreliaBattle of San JuliánBattle of Loma del SangremalSiege of QuerétaroSiege of MoreliaSan Luis PotosíAguascalientesZamoraLagos de MorenoLa BarcaRio Verde100 km21.017N, 101.253W
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Battle of Guanajuato 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 Q138030847, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Guanajuato, revision 1382643166, 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.