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Battle of Carrizo

Battle of Carrizo was a battle fought in 1861 at Zapata County, in what is now Texas, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Zapata County. The recorded result: Confederate victory.

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Fought1861
WhereZapata County, Texas, United States27.000N, 99.180W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeConfederate victory
BelligerentsCortinista militiaagainstConfederate States of America

Record

Date1861 (year precision)
PlaceZapata County, Texas, United States
27.000N, 99.180W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength30 Cortinistas
Commanders
  • Juan Cortina
  • Santos Benavides
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Placed at Zapata County; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1861

Battle of Carrizo is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (66 in Texas).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124650771, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Carrizo, revision 1382133298, 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.