Battle of Molino del Rey

Battle of Molino del Rey
	Part of the Mexican–American War
	; A painting of the battle
Date	8 September 1847
Location	Mexico City
Result	United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Winfield Scott; William J. Worth	Antonio León †; Francisco Pérez; Lucas Balderas †
Strength
9,800	4,000
Casualties and losses
116 killed; 671 wounded; 18 missing	269 killed; 500 wounded.; 685 captured

The Battle of Molino del Rey (8 September 1847) was one of the bloodiest engagements of the Mexican–American War as part of the Battle for Mexico City. It was fought in September 1847 between Mexican forces under General Antonio León against an American force under Major General Winfield Scott at El Molino del Rey on the fringes of Mexico City. The Americans made little progress in this battle, but the Mexican forces were unable to hold them back long enough to prevent the capture of Mexico City one week later.

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