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Battle of Miahuatlán 1866

Battle of Miahuatlán: Batalla de Miahuatlán, Francisco Paula de Mendoza
Image: Francisco de Paula Mendoza, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date3 October 1866Wikidata
Year1866Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationMexicoNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentNorth AmericaNatural Earth
War / conflictSecond French intervention in MexicoWikidata P361
Coordinates16.3167, -96.5833Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Miahuatlán took place on 3 October 1866 in the vicinity of the current municipality of Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It was fought between elements of the Mexican republican army under General Porfirio Díaz and troops of the Second Mexican Empire during the Second French intervention in Mexico.

The Imperial troops were defeated, opening the way for Díaz to advance on the city of Oaxaca.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Miahuatlán (revision 1370449693), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

16.3167, -96.5833 · Mexico

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