Battle of Chihuahua (1866)

Battle of Chihuahua (1866) Part of the French intervention in Mexico Date March 24, 1866 Location Chihuahua City, Chihuahua State, Mexico Result Mexican Republican victory Belligerents Mexican Republicans French Empire Mexican Empire Commanders and leaders Luis Terrazas Unknown

French intervention in Mexico (1861–1867) Fortín Las Cumbres Atlixco Puebla Barranca Seca Cerro del Borrego Jonuta Siege of Puebla San Pablo del Monte Tampico 2nd Atlixco Camarón Mexico City Chiapa de Corzo Morelia Guanajuato Guadalajara Jahuactal San Juan Bautista Mazatlán Acapulco Nanahuatipam Majoma Monterrey Matamoros Totoapan Colima Jiquilpan San Pedro Cuauhtémoc El Rosario Tacámbaro Soyaltepec La Loma Parral Chihuahua Álamos Ixmiquilpan Bagdad Santa Isabel Chihuahua Siege of Jonuta Santa Gertrudis Miahuatlán Juchitán La Carbonera Guayabo Guadalajara Villa de Álvarez San Jacinto Monterrey 3rd Puebla Lomas de San Lorenzo Siege of Querétaro Mexico City

The Battle of Chihuahua or Recapture of Chihuahua City took place on March 24, 1866, in Chihuahua City, in Chihuahua State, Mexico, between elements of the Mexican Army of the Republic, led by Colonel Luis Terrazas, and French and Mexican troops in the service of the Second Mexican Empire during the Second French Intervention in Mexico. The attack on Chihuahua City, was launched by the Republicans at 9am against the imperial occupying forces, resulting in an imperial surrender of the city two hours later.^[1]

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