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Battle of Boca Teacapan

Battle of Boca Teacapan was a battle fought in 1870 at Boca Teacapan, in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Boca Teacapan. It was part of sea piracy. The recorded result: American victory.

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Fought1870
WhereBoca Teacapan, Mexico22.546N, 105.758W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstMexican Pirates
Casualties and losses2 killed; 8 wounded; 3 armed boats damagedand6–8 captured; 1 steamer captured
Part ofsea piracy

Where it sits in sea piracy

Battle of Doro Passage, 1827Aegean Sea Anti-Piracy Operations of the United States, 1828Battle of Tonkin River, 1849Battle of Boca Teacapan, 187018271870Battle of Boca Teacapan, 1870
4 placed engagements of sea piracy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1870 (year precision)
PlaceBoca Teacapan, Mexico
22.546N, 105.758W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthLand: ≈25 marines; ≈50 sailors; River: 6 armed boatsLand: ≈160 pirates; 4 artillery pieces; 1 shore battery; River: 1 steamer
Casualties and losses2 killed; 8 wounded; 3 armed boats damaged6–8 captured; 1 steamer captured
Commanders
  • Willard H. Brownson
  • Plácido Vega y Daza
Battle of Boca TeacapanBattle of Boca TeacapanBattle of Cerro de las PapasBattle of Cerro de las PapasMazatlánTepicEscuinapaTuxpanTecualaSantiago Ixcuintla100 km22.546N, 105.758W
Placed at Boca Teacapan; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Boca Teacapan is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 164 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870510, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Boca Teacapan, revision 1373598958, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.