Battle of Mansura

Battle of Mansura
Part of the American Civil War
DateMay 16, 1864 (1864-05-16)
Location
Mansura, Louisiana
31°3′18″N 92°2′52″W / 31.05500°N 92.04778°W / 31.05500; -92.04778
Result Union victory
Belligerents
 United States (Union)  Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Nathaniel P. Banks Richard Taylor
Units involved
Army of the Gulf District of West Louisiana
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Mansura was fought near Mansura, Louisiana, on May 16, 1864, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War. A Union force defeated elements of the Confederate States Army.

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