Battle of Barranca Seca
| Battle of Barranca Seca | |||||||
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| Part of the Second French intervention in Mexico | |||||||
Contemporary illustration of the Battle of Barranca Seca by Hesiquio Iriarte | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Mexican reactionists Second French Empire | Mexican Republicans | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Leonardo Márquez José Domingo Herran Juan Vicario José G. Campos Eugène Lefèvre |
Santiago Tapia Antonio Álvarez José Mariano Rojo | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Marquéz Brigade 2nd Battalion of the 99th Infantry of the Line |
Eastern Army (See details) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2,500 450 |
500 1,400 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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212 Mexicans dead 2 French dead 26 injured |
100 Republicans dead 200 wounded 1,200 POWs | ||||||
18°48′46″N 97°10′40″W / 18.812845°N 97.17765°W The Battle of Barranca Seca was a battle of the Second French intervention in Mexico and took place right after the Battle of Puebla on 18 May 1862. Contrary to the latter it was won by the unified reactionist Mexican-French forces. The battle was preceded by a coup de chef of the reactionist forces, which was heated by the intrigue of the Spanish high command against Almonte and Márquez and French pressure towards the replacement of Zuloaga. After the battle Almonte remained the only contender for the Commander-in-Chief office within the reactionist party and Márquez as acting General; both of them serving French interests.