Battle of Tacámbaro

The Battle of Tacámbaro was a battle of the French Intervention in Mexico which took place on 11 April 1865 in the state of Michoacán in western Mexico. The battle, named after the town in which it was fought, pitted 300 members of the Belgian Legion supporting the Mexican Empire against approximately 3,000 Mexican republicans.

Battle of Tacámbaro
Part of the Second French intervention in Mexico

Depiction of the Battle of Tacámbaro
Date11 April 1865
Location
Tacámbaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Result Republican victory
Belligerents
Mexican Republicans
Mexican Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nicolás Régules Constant Tydgadt 
Strength
2,500 infantry
600 cavalry
4 guns
251 infantry
38 cavalry
1 gun
Casualties and losses
300 killed:185 12 killed
37 wounded
180 captured:185
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