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Siege of Puebla

Siege of Puebla was a siege conducted on 16 March 1863 at Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, in what is now Mexico; it lasted 2 months. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: Franco-Imperial victory. Recorded strength: 28,600 against 22,000.

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General Bazaine attacks the fort of San Xavier during the siege of Puebla, 29 March 1863.
General Bazaine attacks the fort of San Xavier during the siege of Puebla, 29 March 1863.. Jean-Adolphe Beaucé (1818-1875), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 March 1863lasted 2 months
WhereHeroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico19.051N, 98.218W
OutcomeFranco-Imperial victory
BelligerentsSecond French Empire; Mexican EmpireagainstMexican Republic
Casualties and losses1,150 killed and woundedand2,000 killed and wounded; 12,500 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, 186718621867Siege of Puebla, 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

Date16 March 1863
to 17 May 1863
PlaceHeroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico
19.051N, 98.218W
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength28,60022,000
Casualties and losses1,150 killed and wounded2,000 killed and wounded; 12,500 captured
Commanders
  • Jesús González Ortega
  • Ignacio Comonfort
  • Felipe Berriozábal
  • Porfirio Diaz
  • Tomás O'Horán y Escudero
Siege of PueblaSiege of PueblaSiege of PueblaBattle of PueblaBattle of San Pablo del MonteBattle of San LorenzoBattle of AtlixcoBattle of San LorenzoBattle of AtlixcoCuernavacaTolucaPachucaZumpangoTehuacanCórdobaTeziutlánTaxco100 km19.051N, 98.218W
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1847 and 1863.

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Elsewhere in 1863

Siege of Puebla 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 Q3277366, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Puebla (1863), revision 1370744601, 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.