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Battle of Ahualulco

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Battle of Ahualulco
Part of the Reform War
Date29 September 1858
Location
Ahualulco, San Luis Potosí
Status Conservative victory
Belligerents
Liberals Conservatives
Commanders and leaders
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]

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

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  1. ^ a b c Clodfelter 2016, p. 304.
  2. ^ McDonald 2021, p. 351.

Sourcing

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  • 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.