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Battle of Las Cumbres

Battle of Las Cumbres was a battle fought on 28 April 1862 at Acultzingo Municipality, in what is now Mexico. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 soldiers against 6,000 soldiers.

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Fought28 April 1862
WhereAcultzingo Municipality, Mexico18.717N, 97.317W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsSecond Federal Republic of MexicoagainstSecond French Empire
Casualties and losses50 killed; 2 guns lostand2 killed; 32 wounded

Record

Date28 April 1862
PlaceAcultzingo Municipality, Mexico
18.717N, 97.317W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength4,000 soldiers6,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses50 killed; 2 guns lost2 killed; 32 wounded
Commanders
  • Ignacio Zaragoza
  • Charles de Lorencez
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Battle of Las Cumbres 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 Q376727, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Las Cumbres, revision 1370447238, 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.