Battle of San Pablo del Monte

Battle of San Pablo del Monte: Death of commander Aymard de Foucauld.

Battle of San Pablo del Monte

Part of the French intervention in Mexico

French Chasseurs d'Afrique acquire the Republicans' flag as a sign of victory

Date	May 5, 1863^[1]
Location	San Pablo del Monte, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Result	French victory

Belligerents

Mexican republicans

Commanders and leaders

Vicente Riva Palacio^[1]

Aymard de Foucault †^[2]
Oswald Bénigne de Montarby^[2]

Units involved

Central Army^[1]^:474

99th Line Grenadier Regiment^[2]
Battalions of Light Infantry of Africa^[2]

Strength

1,000 soldiers^[2]

2,000 soldiers

Casualties and losses

20 dead
20 POWs^[2]

4 dead
12 injured^[2]

French intervention
in Mexico
(1861–1867)

The Battle of San Pablo del Monte took place on May 5, 1863 during the Battle of Puebla.

See also

List of battles of the French intervention in Mexico

References

1 2 3 Manuel Toussaint (1992). Luis Mario Schneider, ed. Obra Literaria [Literary Work] (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Ciudad, Mexico: National Autonomous University of Mexico. ISBN 9789683620170. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gustave Niox (1874). Expédition du Mexique, 1861-1867; récit politique & militaire [Mexican Expedition, 1861-1867, military & political narrative] (in French). Paris, France: J. Dumaine. p. 273. ASIN B004IL4IB4. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

Coordinates: 19°07′00″N 98°10′00″W / 19.1167°N 98.1667°W / 19.1167; -98.1667

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