42 200 Date 18 March 1864 | 0 2 killed Result Confederate victory | |
Location Laredo, Texas, United States Combatants Confederate States of America, Union Similar American Civil War, Battle of Corpus Christi, Battle of Brownsville, Battle of Dove Creek, First Battle of Sabine Pass | ||
The Battle of Laredo was fought during the American Civil War. Laredo, Texas was a main route to export cotton to Mexico on behalf of the Confederate States. On March 18, 1864, Major Alfred Holt led a Union force of about 200 men from Brownsville, Texas, to destroy 5,000 bales of cotton stacked at the San AgustÃn Plaza. Colonel Santos Benavides commanded 42 Confederate soldiers and repelled three Union attacks at Zacate Creek. Colonel Santos Benavides secured passage of the 5,000 cotton bales into Mexico.
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