Battle of San Pablo del Monte
Appearance
Battle of San Pablo del Monte | |||||||
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Part of the Second French intervention in Mexico | |||||||
![]() French Chasseurs d'Afrique acquire the Republicans' flag as a sign of victory | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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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] |
The Battle of San Pablo del Monte took place on May 5, 1863 during the Siege of Puebla (1863).
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/COMBAT_DE_SAN-PABLO_DEL_MONTE._Mort_du_commandant_Aymard_de_Foucault._%E2%80%94_D%27apr%C3%A8s_un_croquis_de_M._Cabot.jpg/300px-COMBAT_DE_SAN-PABLO_DEL_MONTE._Mort_du_commandant_Aymard_de_Foucault._%E2%80%94_D%27apr%C3%A8s_un_croquis_de_M._Cabot.jpg)
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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