Second Battle of Tabasco
| Second Battle of Tabasco | |||||||
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| Part of Mexican–American War | |||||||
American landing in San Juan Bautista (Villahermosa today) during the Second Battle of Tabasco | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Mexico | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Matthew C. Perry David D. Porter |
Domingo Echagaray Claro Hidalgo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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8 vessels 1,050 U.S. Marines: 340 7 field artillery pieces | 600+ Soldiers: 341 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6 wounded, 3 missing: 342 | about 30: 342 | ||||||
The Second Battle of Tabasco, also known as the Battle of Villahermosa, was fought in June 1847 during the Mexican–American War as part of the U.S. blockade of Mexican Gulf ports.: 339