Battle of Ahualulco
| Battle of Ahualulco | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Reform War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Liberals | Conservatives | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Santiago Vidaurri Juan Zuazua Francisco Naranjo |
Miguel Miramón Leonardo Márquez | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 400 † 170 (WIA) 3,000 (POW)[1] | 143 † 201 (WIA) 43( (MIA)[1] | ||||||
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The Battle of Ahualulco took place on 29 September 1858 during the War of Reform, near the town of Ahualulco in the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, between elements of the liberal army, commanded by the Generals Santiago Vidaurri, Juan Zuazua and Francisco Naranjo and conservative army troops commanded by General Miguel Miramón and Leonardo Márquez.[1] Vidaurri's army was defeated and the conservatives won the battle as the result.[2] The liberals suffered 672 casualties and 91 prisoners. It is considered by some to be one of the most brilliant triumphs of Miramón.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Clodfelter 2016, p. 304.
- ^ McDonald 2021, p. 351.
Sourcing[edit]
- Clodfelter, Micheal (2016). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015 (4th ed.). Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 9781476625850.
- McDonald, Thomas O. (2021). Texas Rangers, Ranchers, and Realtors: James Hughes Callahan and the Day Family in the Guadalupe River Basin. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806169941.