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Battle of Miahuatlán

Battle of Miahuatlán was a battle fought on 3 October 1866 at Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz Municipality, in what is now Mexico. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: Republican victory. Recorded strength: 880 against 1,400.

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La Batalla de Miahuatlán tuvo lugar el 3 de octubre de 1866 en las inmediaciones de la población del actual municipio de Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz en el estado de Oaxaca, México, entre elementos del
La Batalla de Miahuatlán tuvo lugar el 3 de octubre de 1866 en las inmediaciones de la población del actual municipio de Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz en el estado de Oaxaca, México, entre elementos del. Francisco de P. Mendoza, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 October 1866
WhereMiahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz Municipality, Mexico16.317N, 96.583W
OutcomeRepublican victory
BelligerentsMexican republicansagainstSecond Mexican Empire
Casualties and losses59 killed; 14 woundedand70 killed; 400 captured; 2 guns 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 Miahuatlán, 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

Date3 October 1866
PlaceMiahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz Municipality, Mexico
16.317N, 96.583W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength8801,400
Casualties and losses59 killed; 14 wounded70 killed; 400 captured; 2 guns captured
Commanders
Battle of MiahuatlánBattle of MiahuatlánSieges of OaxacaBattle of La CarboneraSieges of OaxacaBattle of La CarboneraSalina CruzPochutlaTlaxiacoPuerto EscondidoMitla100 km16.317N, 96.583W
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Battle of Miahuatlán 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 Q4871728, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Miahuatlán, revision 1370449693, 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.