Battles of the Mexican-American War |
The following are known Battles of the Mexican-American War. This list includes all major engagements and most reported
skirmishes.
The list includes all battles and skirmishes taking place during the Mexican-American War; this includes two major engagements, the Battle of Palo Alto, and the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, which took place prior to the official state of hostilities
existed between the two powers.
Battles of the Mexican-American War, 1846-1848
Key: (A) - American Victory; (M) - Mexican Victory; (I) - Inconclusive.
Important Note: It is a common misconception to confuse "Monterrey, Nuevo
León" with "Monterey, California". These are, in
fact, two very different battles.
Battles of the Mexican-American War, 1846-1848
Key: (A) - American Victory; (M) - Mexican Victory; (I) - Inconclusive.
1846
- April
- 25/26th: Thornton Affair - Skirmishing in South Texas
- October
- 7th: Battle of Dominguez Rancho - Californeros clash with John C.
Frémont (M)
- December
- 6th: Battle of
San Pascual - Californeros and Presidial Lancers defeat Stephen Watts Kearny. (M)
- 25th: Battle of
El Brazito - U.S. forces attack El Brazito, New Mexico (A)
1847
- January
- 2nd: Battle of
Santa Clara - Clash in California. (A)
- 8th: Battle of Rio San Gabriel - Part of a series of battles for control of Los Angeles (I)
- 9th: Battle of La
Mesa - Yet another battle for Los Angeles (I)
- 24th: Battle of
Cañada - U.S., Mexican forces clash in New Mexico (A)
- 24th: Battle of Mora -
U.S., Mexican forces clash in New Mexico (A)
- March
- 9th-29th: Battle of Veracruz - Beginning with Marine
landings, U.S. forces besiege and gradually encircle Mexican Marines and Coast Guard in vicious twenty-day siege (A)
- April
- 18th: Battle of
Cerro Gordo - The "Thermopylae of the West" (A)
- August
- 17th: Battle of
Contreras - Santa Anna fails to support Mexican line at a critical moment; turns victory into rout. (A)
- 18th: Battle of
Churubusco - San Patricios and regular Mexican troops hold a
fortified convent against Winfield Scott; San Patricios decimated. (A)
Throughout the month, reports of guerrilla attacks on U.S. army hospitals,
supply columns, and camps reach epidemic proportions
-
- 8th: Battle of Molino del Rey Americans lose nearly 800 men in an attempt to take a suspected cannon
foundry. "They fell in platoons and companies" (M)
- 13th: Battle of Chapultepec Scott
assaults Chapultepec Castle. Los Niños Héroes pass into legend (A)
- 13th-14th: Battle for Mexico City - Savage fighting for Mexico
City (A)
- 14th: Siege of Puebla
begins (A)
- 15th: Fall of
Mexico City (A)
- October
- 9th: Skirmish at Huamantla (I)
- 19th: Skirmish at Atlixco (I)
- 12th: Puebla capitulates to U.S. forces (A)
1848
- January-August
- Mexican Guerrillas terrorize U.S. Army of Occupation. Formal fighting, however, has ceased
by the end of January.
REFERENCES
Bauer, K. Jack, "The Mexican-American War 1846-48"
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