Battle of Atlixco (1862)

Battle of Atlixco (1862)
Part of the Second French intervention in Mexico
Date4 May 1862
Location
Atlixco, Puebla
18°54′N 98°24′W / 18.9°N 98.4°W / 18.9; -98.4
Result Republican victory
Belligerents
Second Federal Republic of Mexico French Empire
Second Mexican Empire
Commanders and leaders
Tomas O'Horan Escudero
Antonio Carvajal		 Leonardo Márquez
José María Cobos
Strength
1,000 soldiers 1,000 soldiers

The Battle of Atlixco was fought on 4 May 1862 between the French invasion force and their Mexican imperial allies on one side and the Mexican republican forces on the other.[1] The republicans were commanded by Tomas O'Horan, who later defected and was executed at the end of the war. The imperials were commanded by Leonardo Márquez, a veteran of the Mexican–American War and the War of Reform known as the "Tiger of Tacubaya". The two sides were evenly matched with 1,000 soldiers each. The republicans were victorious.

References

  1. ^ Palou, Pedro Angel (2007). 5 de mayo, 1862. Puebla, Mexico: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. p. 163. ISBN 9789685122870.


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