What the records say
- When
- 14 Jun 1862
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.87° N, 97.13° W
- Description
- 1862 battle in Mexico
Battle of Cerro del Borrego
1862 battle in Mexico
The Battle of Cerro del Borrego took place on 13 June 1862 in the vicinity of the current municipality of Orizaba in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. It was fought between the Mexican republican army under General Jesús González Ortega and troops of the Second Mexican Empire during the Second French intervention in Mexico.
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