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Battle of Acapulco

Battle of Acapulco was a battle fought in 1863 at Acapulco de Juárez, in what is now Mexico. It was part of Second French intervention in Mexico, which ran from 1861 to 1867. The recorded result: French victory, city evacuation, three forts rendered unoperational. Recorded strength: ~Dozen garrison against 4 men-o-wars; 100 marines.

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Expédition du Mexique., Entrée de la division française dans la rade d'Acapulco, le 10 Janvier 1863., D'après un croquis de M. H. H., aspirant de marine.
Expédition du Mexique., Entrée de la division française dans la rade d'Acapulco, le 10 Janvier 1863., D'après un croquis de M. H. H., aspirant de marine.. Lebreton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1863
WhereAcapulco de Juárez, Mexico16.864N, 99.882W
OutcomeFrench victory, city evacuation, three forts rendered unoperational
BelligerentsMexican RepublicansagainstFrench Empire; United States
Casualties and losses12–13 deadandPossibly none
Part ofSecond French intervention in Mexico1861 to 1867

Where it sits in Second French intervention in Mexico

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, 186718621867Battle of Acapulco, 1863
24 placed engagements of Second French intervention in Mexico in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1863 (year precision)
to 12 January 1863
PlaceAcapulco de Juárez, Mexico
16.864N, 99.882W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~Dozen garrison4 men-o-wars; 100 marines
Casualties and losses12–13 deadPossibly none; Possibly none
Commanders
  • Diego Álvarez Benítez
  • Juan Álvarez
  • John Augustus Sutter, Jr.
Battle of AcapulcoBattle of AcapulcoSiege of AcapulcoSiege of AcapulcoOmetepecPetatlánChilpancingoAtoyacTecpan100 km16.864N, 99.882W
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Battle of Acapulco is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 164 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870213, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of Acapulco, revision 1370603483, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.