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Battle of Santa Rita de Morelos

Battle of Santa Rita de Morelos was a battle fought on 24 March 1840 in what is now Mexico; it lasted 1 day. The recorded result: Mexican victory. Recorded strength: 1,800 against 30.

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Fought24 March 1840lasted 1 day
WhereMexico28.407N, 100.886W
OutcomeMexican victory
BelligerentsMexicoagainstRepublic of the Rio Grande
Casualties and lossesUnknownand23 killed

Record

Date24 March 1840
to 25 March 1840
PlaceMexico
28.407N, 100.886W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,80030
Casualties and lossesUnknown23 killed
Commanders
  • Antonio Canales Rosillo
  • José Antonio de Zapata
Battle of Santa Rita de MorelosBattle of Santa Rita de MorelosBattle of LaredoBattle of LaredoPiedras NegrasDel RioNueva Rosita100 km28.407N, 100.886W
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Elsewhere in 1840

Battle of Santa Rita de Morelos 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 Q17747092, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Santa Rita de Morelos, revision 1370588584, 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.