Battle of Antón Lizardo

Quand

6 mars 1860

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

19.06° N, 95.99° W

Description

1860 naval engagement in Mexico's Reform War

Placé à : town its title names, Antón Lizardo.

1860 naval engagement in Mexico's Reform War

The Battle of Antón Lizardo was a naval engagement of Mexico's Reform War, a civil war between liberals and conservative governments. It took place off the Gulf Coast town of Antón Lizardo, Veracruz, in 1860. A Mexican Navy officer, Rear Admiral Tomás Marín Sabalza, mutinied and escaped to Havana, Cuba. There he formed a squadron of armed vessels to attack merchant ships and blockade Veracruz.

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