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Battle of San Pablo del Monte

Battle of San Pablo del Monte was a battle fought on 5 May 1863 at San Pablo del Monte Municipality, in what is now Mexico. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 soldiers against 2,000 soldiers.

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Bataille de San Pablo del Monte 1863, gravure de XIXème siècle
Bataille de San Pablo del Monte 1863, gravure de XIXème siècle. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 May 1863
WhereSan Pablo del Monte Municipality, Mexico19.117N, 98.167W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsMexican republicansagainstFrance
Casualties and losses20 dead; 20 POWsand4 dead; 12 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 Pablo del Monte, 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

Date5 May 1863
PlaceSan Pablo del Monte Municipality, Mexico
19.117N, 98.167W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,000 soldiers2,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses20 dead; 20 POWs4 dead; 12 injured
Commanders
  • Vicente Riva Palacio
  • Aymard de Foucault
  • Oswald Bénigne de Montarby
Battle of San Pablo del MonteBattle of San Pablo del MonteBattle of San LorenzoBattle of PueblaSiege of PueblaSiege of PueblaBattle of HuamantlaBattle of San LorenzoBattle of HuamantlaCuernavacaTolucaPachucaZumpangoTehuacanCórdobaTeziutlánTaxco100 km19.117N, 98.167W
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Battle of San Pablo del Monte 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 Q2874944, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Pablo del Monte, revision 1370588420, 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.