Battle of Tacámbaro

Battle of Tacámbaro
	Part of the Second French intervention in Mexico
	; Depiction of the Battle of Tacámbaro
Date	11 April 1865
Location	Tacámbaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Result	Republican victory
Belligerents
Mexican Republicans	Mexican Empire Belgian Legion;
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	12 killed; 37 wounded; 180 captured

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.

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