Battle of Contreras

When

20 Aug 1847

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

19.35° N, 99.14° W

Description

1847 battle of the Mexican–American War

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1847 battle of the Mexican–American War

The Battle of Contreras, also known as the Battle of Padierna, took place on 19–20 August 1847, in one of the final encounters of the Mexican–American War, as invading U.S. forces under Winfield Scott approached the Mexican capital. American forces surprised and then routed the Mexican forces of General Gabriel Valencia, who had disobeyed General Antonio López de Santa Anna's orders for his forces' placement.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Мексиканская кампания Скотта: первый день сражения при Контрерас”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En México, durante la invasión estadounidense, se libra la batalla de Padierna, en las afueras de la Ciudad de México”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Mexican-American25 Apr 1846 · Interstate war · Deaths 19,283