battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Tres Castillos

Name: Battle of Tres Castillos
Start: 1880-10-15
Location: Mexico

Battle of Tres Castillos was a battle fought on 15 October 1880 in what is now Mexico. It was part of the Victorio's War, which ran from 1879 to 1880. The recorded result: Mexican victory. Recorded strength: 260 against 150.

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Fought15 October 1880

WhereMexico29.967N, 105.783W

OutcomeMexican victory

Belligerentsborder|24px MexicoagainstApache

Casualties and losses3 killedand62 warriors and 16 non-combatants killed; 68 captured

Part ofVictorio's War1879 to 1880

Record

Date	15 October 1880
Place	Mexico 29.967N, 105.783W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	260	150
Casualties and losses	3 killed	62 warriors and 16 non-combatants killed; 68 captured
Commanders	Joaquin Terrazas	Victorio Nana (chief)

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Sacramento River 1847, 128 km S
Battle of Chihuahua 1866, 151 km S
Battle of the Diablo Mountains 1854, 180 km NE
Battle of Zaragoza 1913, 195 km N
Battle of Ciudad Juárez 1911, 206 km N

In the same war

After: Battle of Carrizo Canyon 1881

Elsewhere in 1880

Battle of Tres Castillos 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 Q54871509, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tres Castillos, revision 1370591474, 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.