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Battle of the Brazos River

Battle of the Brazos River was a battle fought on 17 April 1837 at Brazos River, in what is now Texas, United States. The recorded result: Mexican victory. Recorded strength: 2 brigs against 1 schooner.

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Fought17 April 1837
WhereBrazos River, Texas, United States28.958N, 95.363W
OutcomeMexican victory
BelligerentsMexicoagainstRepublic of Texas
Casualties and losses2 killed; 2 brigs damagedand1 wounded; 1 schooner captured

Record

Date17 April 1837
PlaceBrazos River, Texas, United States
28.958N, 95.363W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2 brigs1 schooner
Casualties and losses2 killed; 2 brigs damaged1 wounded; 1 schooner captured
Commanders
  • George W. Wheelwright
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Elsewhere in 1837

Battle of the Brazos River is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (58 in Texas).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872869, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of April 17, 1837, revision 1372876830, 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.