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Battle of San Juan Bautista

Battle of San Juan Bautista was a battle fought in 1864 at Villahermosa, in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Villahermosa. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: Mexican Republican victory. Recorded strength: 700; several ships against 1,100.

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Retirada de las fuerzas intervencionistas francesas de San Juan Bautista, capital del estado mexicano de Tabasco, después de ser derrotadas por el Ejército Liberal Tabasqueño el 27 de febrero de 1864.
Retirada de las fuerzas intervencionistas francesas de San Juan Bautista, capital del estado mexicano de Tabasco, después de ser derrotadas por el Ejército Liberal Tabasqueño el 27 de febrero de 1864.. Alfonsobouchot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1864
WhereVillahermosa, Mexico17.988N, 92.919W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMexican Republican victory
BelligerentsSecond French Empire; Mexican EmpireagainstMexican Republicans
Casualties and losses4 dead; 19 injuredand13 dead; 11 injured
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 San Juan Bautista, 1864
24 placed engagements of Second French intervention in Mexico in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1864 (year precision)
PlaceVillahermosa, Mexico
17.988N, 92.919W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength700; several ships1,100
Casualties and losses4 dead; 19 injured13 dead; 11 injured
Commanders
  • Eduardo González Arévalo
  • Gregorio Méndez
  • Andrés Sánchez Magallanes
Battle of San Juan BautistaBattle of San Juan BautistaFirst Battle of TabascoSecond Battle of TabascoSiege of JonutaSiege of JonutaCoatzacoalcosMinatitlánCiudad del CarmenTenosiqueParaísoBalancán100 km17.988N, 92.919W
Placed at Villahermosa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of San Juan Bautista 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 Q4872282, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Juan Bautista, revision 1370588352, 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.