Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Heroica Matamoros: contested ground

The ground around Heroica Matamoros was fought over 4 times between 1836 and 1863: 2 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of MatamorosSiege of Fort TexasBattle of BrownsvilleBattle of Resaca de la PalmaBattle of Resaca de la PalmaMonterreyEdinburgLinaresSan FernandoReynosaMcAllenHarlingenMontemorelos200 km25.904N, 97.495W
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Matamoros, 1836Siege of Fort Texas, 1846Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 1846Battle of Brownsville, 186318361863
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
3 April 1836Battle of MatamorosHeroica MatamorosTexas Revolution
1846Siege of Fort TexasFort Brown, TexasMexican-American War
9 May 1846Battle of Resaca de la PalmaTexasMexican-American War
2 November 1863Battle of BrownsvilleBrownsville, TexasAmerican Civil War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.