Battle of Monterrey
Battle of Monterrey was a siege conducted in 1846 at Monterrey, in what is now Mexico. It was part of the Mexican-American War, which ran from 1846 to 1848. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 6,220 against 7,303.
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Capture of Monterey [sic]. Depiction of the Battle of Monterrey (September 21-23, 1846) in the Mexican-American War. Hand-colored lithograph; original size of painted area: 42.4×27.2 cm.. Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot / Carl Nebel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 1846
Where Monterrey, Mexico 25.682N, 100.311W
Outcome American victory
Belligerents United States against Mexico
Casualties and losses Total: 531; 120 killed; 368 wounded; 43 missing and 367 killed & wounded
Where it sits in the Mexican-American War Battle of Monterrey, 1846 Siege of Fort Texas, 1846 Battle of San Pasqual, 1846 Capture of Santa Fe, 1846 First Battle of Tabasco, 1846 Siege of Los Angeles, 1846 Blockade of Veracruz, 1846 Thornton Affair, 1846 Texas Campaign, 1846 Battle of Palo Alto, 1846 Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 1846 Battle of Monterey, 1846 Battle of Yerba Buena, 1846 Battle of Dominguez Rancho, 1846 Battle of Natividad, 1846 Capture of Tucson, 1846 Battle of Chapultepec, 1847 Siege of Veracruz, 1847 Battle of Buena Vista, 1847 Battle of Mexico-city, 1847 Battle of La Paz, 1847 Battle of San José del Cabo, 1847 Second Battle of Tabasco, 1847 Battle of Rio San Gabriel, 1847 Battle of La Mesa, 1847 Second Battle of Mora, 1847 Battle of the Sacramento River, 1847 Battle of Cerro Gordo, 1847 First Battle of Tuxpan, 1847 Second Battle of Tuxpan, 1847 Third Battle of Tuxpan, 1847 Battle of Churubusco, 1847 Battle of Contreras, 1847 Battle of Molino del Rey, 1847 Siege of Puebla, 1847 Battle of Mulege, 1847 Battle of Huamantla, 1847 Bombardment of Guaymas, 1847 Skirmish at Matamoros, 1847 Siege of La Paz, 1847 Siege of San José del Cabo, 1848 Battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales, 1848 Skirmish of Todos Santos, 1848 1846 1848 Battle of Monterrey, 1846 43 placed engagements of the Mexican-American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 1846 (year precision) to 24 September 1846 Place Monterrey, Mexico25.682N, 100.311W Kind Siege, nineteenth century Strength 6,220 7,303 Casualties and losses Total: 531; 120 killed; 368 wounded; 43 missing 367 killed & wounded Commanders Pedro de Ampudia Francisco Mejia (general)
Battle of Monterrey Battle of Monterrey Battle of Buena Vista Battle of Rio Grande City Battle of Buena Vista Battle of Rio Grande City Linares Montemorelos Sabinas Hidalgo 100 km 25.682N, 100.311W The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Monterrey 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 Q1628057 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Monterrey , revision 1374111268, 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.
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