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 | |||||||
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Part of the Second French intervention in Mexico | |||||||
Depiction of the Battle of Tacámbaro | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mexican Republicans |
Mexican Empire
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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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