Battle of San Pablo del Monte

Battle of San Pablo del Monte
Part of the Second French intervention in Mexico

French Chasseurs d'Afrique acquire the Republicans' flag as a sign of victory
DateMay 5, 1863[1]
Location
San Pablo del Monte, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Result French victory
Belligerents
Mexican republicans France
Commanders and leaders
Vicente Riva Palacio[1] Aymard de Foucault †[2]
Oswald Bénigne de Montarby[2]
Units involved
Central Army[1]: 474  99th Line Grenadier Regiment[2]
Battalions of Light Infantry of Africa[2]
Strength
1,000 soldiers[2] 2,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
20 dead
20 POWs[2]		 4 dead
12 injured[2]
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Second French intervention in Mexico
(1861–1867)
1862

1863

  • Jonuta
  • Siege of Puebla
  • San Pablo del Monte
  • Tampico
  • 2nd Atlixco
  • Camarón
  • Mexico City
  • Chiapa de Corzo
  • Morelia
  • Guanajuato

1864

1865

  • Cuauhtémoc
  • El Rosario
  • Tacámbaro
  • Tula
  • Soyaltepec
  • La Loma
  • Parral
  • Chihuahua
  • Álamos
  • Ixmiquilpan

1866

1867

The Battle of San Pablo del Monte took place on May 5, 1863 during the Siege of Puebla (1863).

Battle of San Pablo del Monte: Death of commander Aymard de Foucauld.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Manuel Toussaint (1992). Luis Mario Schneider (ed.). Obra Literaria [Literary Work] (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Mexico City, Mexico: National Autonomous University of Mexico. ISBN 9789683620170. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Gustave Niox (1874). Expédition du Mexique, 1861-1867; récit politique & militaire [Mexican Expedition, 1861-1867, military & political narrative] (in French). Paris, France: J. Dumaine. p. 273. ASIN B004IL4IB4. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

19°07′00″N 98°10′00″W / 19.1167°N 98.1667°W / 19.1167; -98.1667


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