Battle of Las Cumbres explained

Partof:the Second French intervention in Mexico
Date:April 28, 1862
Place:Cumbres de Acultzingo
Result:French victory
Combatant1: Second Federal Republic of Mexico
Commander1: Ignacio Zaragoza
Commander2: Charles de Lorencez
Strength1:4,000 soldiers
Strength2:6,000 soldiers
Casualties1:50 killed
2 guns lost
Casualties2:2 killed
32 wounded

The Battle of Las Cumbres also known as the Battle of Acultzingo was a skirmish at the Acultzingo Pass between the French invasion force under Charles de Lorencez and Mexican republican forces under Ignacio Zaragoza. It took place on 28 April 1862. Despite holding the high ground, Zaragoza was not willing to risk his forces by engaging the French Army in the open. As the French troops seized the first line of Mexican entrenchments, Zaragoza withdrew his forces to their stronghold of Puebla.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. second. 1979. Granada. . 11. Thomas Benfield Harbottle, George Bruce.