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Battle of Molino del Rey

Battle of Molino del Rey was a battle fought on 8 September 1847 at Molino del Rey, in what is now Mexico. It was part of the Mexican-American War, which ran from 1846 to 1848. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 9,800 against 4,000.

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Battle of Molino del Rey during the Mexican-American War, painting by Carl Nebel.
Battle of Molino del Rey during the Mexican-American War, painting by Carl Nebel.. Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot / Carl Nebel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 September 1847
WhereMolino del Rey, Mexico19.419N, 99.191W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstMexico
Casualties and losses116 killed; 671 wounded; 18 missingand269 killed; 500 wounded.; 685 captured
Part ofMexican-American War1846 to 1848

Where it sits in the Mexican-American War

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41 placed engagements of the Mexican-American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 September 1847
PlaceMolino del Rey, Mexico
19.419N, 99.191W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength9,8004,000
Casualties and losses116 killed; 671 wounded; 18 missing269 killed; 500 wounded.; 685 captured
Commanders
  • Antonio León (soldier)
  • Francisco Pérez (general)
  • Lucas Balderas
Battle of Molino del ReyBattle of Molino del ReyBattle of ChapultepecSiege of Mexico CityBattle of ColhuacatoncoFall of TenochtitlanBattle of TlatelolcoBattle of ColhuacatoncoPueblaQuerétaroCuernavacaPachucaZumpangoTaxcoCiudad AltamiranoSan Juan del Río100 km19.419N, 99.191W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1473 and 1867.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1847

Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: US ARMYDefender: MEX ARMY
Strength3,10012,000
Casualties792 (25.5%)2,700 (22.5%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1072
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width1.6 km1 km
Attacker advanced0.8 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 163), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Molino del Rey 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 Q2689975, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Molino del Rey, revision 1370628895, 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.