Battle

Battle of Boca Teacapan

17 Jun 1870 · 22.55° N, 105.76° W

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When
17 Jun 1870
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
22.55° N, 105.76° W
Description
1870 U.S. Navy action against Mexican pirates

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Battle of Boca Teacapan

1870 U.S. Navy action against Mexican pirates

The Battle of Boca Teacapan was the result of a United States Navy expedition to destroy a Mexican pirate ship which was attacking targets in the Pacific Ocean. United States sailors and marines in several small boats pursued the pirates to the Boca Teacapan, in Sinaloa, and up the Teacapan Estuary for 42 mi (68 km) over several days in 1870 before defeating them at their hideout.

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