Atlas of Battles

war, 24 engagements

Battles of Second French intervention in Mexico

The atlas places 24 engagements of Second French intervention in Mexico (1861 to 1867): 22 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Mexico (23), Belgium (1). The most widely documented: Battle of Puebla, Battle of Camarón.

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Battle of Cerro del BorregoBattle of AcapulcoBattle of San Pablo del MonteCapture of MoreliaBattle of GuanajuatoBattle of San Juan BautistaCapture of MazatlánCapture of DurangoCapture of MonterreyBattle of San PedroBattle of Parral (1865)Battle of la LomaBattle of MiahuatlánBattle of La CarboneraBattle of GuayaboThird Battle of PueblaSiege of Mexico CityBattle of AtlixcoBattle of PueblaBattle of Barranca SecaSiege of PueblaBattle of CamarónBattle of TacámbaroBattle of AtlixcoBattle of PueblaBattle of CamarónBattle of TacámbaroMonterreyGuadalajaraMéridaTampicoAcapulcoTuxtla GutiérrezMazatlánBelmopanLeónTorreón1000 km21.709N, 101.496W
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 4 engagements1863: 6 engagements6 in 18631864: 5 engagements1865: 3 engagements1866: 4 engagements1867: 2 engagements18621867
24 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 186718621867
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
4 May 1862Battle of AtlixcoAtlixco, MexicoRepublican victory
5 May 1862Battle of PueblaHeroica Puebla de Zaragoza, MexicoMexican victory
18 May 1862Battle of Barranca SecaNogales Municipality, MexicoFrench victory
14 June 1862Battle of Cerro del BorregoOrizaba, MexicoImperial-French victory
1863Battle of AcapulcoAcapulco de Juárez, MexicoFrench victory, city evacuation, three forts rendered unoperational
16 March 1863Siege of PueblaHeroica Puebla de Zaragoza, MexicoFranco-Imperial victory
30 April 1863Battle of CamarónCamarón de Tejeda, MexicoMexican victory
5 May 1863Battle of San Pablo del MonteSan Pablo del Monte Municipality, MexicoFrench victory
1863Capture of MoreliaMorelia, MexicoFrench victory
8 December 1863Battle of GuanajuatoGuanajuato, MexicoImperialist victory
1864Battle of San Juan BautistaVillahermosa, MexicoMexican Republican victory
1864Capture of MazatlánMexicoMexican Republican victory
1864Capture of DurangoDurango, Mexico
1864Capture of MonterreyMonterrey, MexicoMexican Empire victory
1864Battle of San PedroCuliacán, MexicoMexican Republican victory
1865Battle of Parral (1865)Mexico
11 April 1865Battle of TacámbaroTacámbaro Municipality, MexicoRepublican victory
16 July 1865Battle of la LomaBelgiumBelgian victory
24 March 1866Battle of ChihuahuaChihuahua City, MexicoMexican Republican victory; Imperialist Forces are Completely Defeated
3 October 1866Battle of MiahuatlánMiahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz Municipality, MexicoRepublican victory
18 October 1866Battle of La CarboneraOaxaca de Juárez, MexicoMexican Republican victory
1866Battle of GuayaboMexicoMexican republican victory
1867Third Battle of PueblaHeroica Puebla de Zaragoza, MexicoMexican republican victory
12 April 1867Siege of Mexico CityMexico City, MexicoMexican Republican victory; Collapse of the Second Mexican Empire...

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Second French intervention in Mexico (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.