Battle of Brownsville

When

2 Nov 1863 – 6 Nov 1863

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

25.90° N, 97.50° W

Description

battle of the American Civil War

Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Brownsville took place on November 2–6, 1863 during the American Civil War. It was a successful effort on behalf of the Union Army to disrupt Confederate blockade runners along the Gulf Coast in Texas. The Union assault precipitated the capture of Matamoros by a force of Mexican patriots, led by exiled officers living in Brownsville.

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