First Siege of Veracruz
First Siege of Veracruz | |||||||
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Part of the Reform War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Conservatives | Liberals | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Miguel Miramon | Benito Juarez |
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Reform War
- Caborca
- Celaya
- Salamanca
- Atenquique
- La Albarrada
- Ixtlahuaca
- Ahualulco
- San Joaquín
- 1st Guadalajara
- 1st Veracruz
- Tacubaya
- Tlatempa
- Loma de las Ánimas
- Estancia de las Vacas
- 2nd Veracruz
- Antón Lizardo
- Loma Alta
- Lagos de Moreno
- Carretas
- Juanacatlán
- Peñuelas
- Silao
- Oaxaca
- Calpulalpan
- 2nd Guadalajara
- San Felipe del Obraje
The First Siege of Veracruz was a military encounter of the Reform War which took place around Veracruz, Mexico in 1859. Conservative President Miguel Miramon attempted to besiege the Liberal capital, Veracruz, but was slowed by guerrilla attacks and forced to withdraw when he received news that a Liberal army was marching on Mexico City.[1] Miramon would try again one year later with similar results in the Second Siege of Veracruz.
References
- ^ Marley, David F. Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World, 1492 to the Present, ABC-CLIO, 1998, pp.531-2