Capture of Morelia (1863)

Part of the French intervention in Mexico

Date	30 November 1863
Location	Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Result	French victory

Belligerents

Mexican republicans

French Empire

Commanders and leaders

José López Uraga

Alfredo Berthelin

Leonardo Márquez

French intervention
in Mexico
(1861–1867)

Fortín
Las Cumbres
Atlixco
Puebla
Barranca Seca
Cerro del Borrego
Jonuta
Siege of Puebla
San Pablo del Monte
Tampico
2nd Atlixco
Camarón
Mexico City
Chiapa de Corzo
Morelia
Guanajuato
Guadalajara
Jahuactal
San Juan Bautista
Mazatlán
Acapulco
Nanahuatipam
Majoma
Monterrey
Matamoros
Totoapan
Colima
Jiquilpan
San Pedro
Cuauhtémoc
El Rosario
Tacámbaro
Soyaltepec
La Loma
Parral
Chihuahua
Álamos
Ixmiquilpan
Bagdad
Santa Isabel
Chihuahua
Siege of Jonuta
Santa Gertrudis
Miahuatlán
Juchitán
La Carbonera
Guayabo
Guadalajara
Villa de Álvarez
San Jacinto
Monterrey
3rd Puebla
Lomas de San Lorenzo
Siege of Querétaro
Mexico City

The Capture of Morelia took place on 30 November 1863 during the French intervention in Mexico. It was fought between French troops in charge of generals Berthier and Márquez and Mexican army commanded by José López Uraga.^[1]

References

↑ Vicente Riva Palacio (1940). México a través de los siglos. G.S.López.

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