What the records say
- When
- 8 Feb 1860 – 21 Mar 1860
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 19.19° N, 96.15° W
- Description
- 1860 siege
Second siege of Veracruz
1860 siege in the Mexican Reform War
The second siege of Veracruz was a military encounter of Mexico's Reform War that took place around the port of Veracruz in 1860. Conservative President Miguel Miramón besieged the Liberal capital, Veracruz, for over a month but was compelled to withdraw after he ran out of ammunition.
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