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Battle of La Carbonera

Battle of La Carbonera was a battle fought on 18 October 1866 at Oaxaca de Juárez, in what is now Mexico. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: Mexican Republican victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 1,500.

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Cuadro de Francisco de P. Mendoza de La Batalla de la Carbonera fue librada el 18 de octubre de 1866, durante la Segunda Intervención Francesa en México.
Cuadro de Francisco de P. Mendoza de La Batalla de la Carbonera fue librada el 18 de octubre de 1866, durante la Segunda Intervención Francesa en México.. Francisco de P. Mendoza, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 October 1866
WhereOaxaca de Juárez, Mexico17.383N, 96.933W
OutcomeMexican Republican victory
BelligerentsMexican RepublicagainstSecond Mexican Empire
Casualties and losses78 killed; 153 woundedand500 captured
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 La Carbonera, 1866
24 placed engagements of Second French intervention in Mexico in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 October 1866
PlaceOaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
17.383N, 96.933W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3,0001,500
Casualties and losses78 killed; 153 wounded500 captured
Commanders
Battle of La CarboneraBattle of La CarboneraSieges of OaxacaSiege of Huajuapan de LeónBattle of MiahuatlánBattle of Tierra BlancaSieges of OaxacaSiege of Huajuapan de LeónBattle of MiahuatlánBattle of Tierra BlancaOmetepecTlaxiacoSantiago TuxtlaMitlaAcatlan100 km17.383N, 96.933W
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Battle of La Carbonera 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 Q2890514, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of La Carbonera, revision 1370446731, 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.