1 killed,
6 wounded unknown Result United States victory | Date June 1847 Location Tuxpan, Mexico | |
Combatants United States of America, Mexico Similar Siege of San José del Cabo, Siege of La Paz, Battle of San José del Cabo, Blockade of Veracruz, Cienega affair | ||
See the First Battle of Tuxpan.
The Second Battle of Tuxpan was one of the three small battles of the Mexican-American War to occur in Tuxpan, Mexico. The exact date is unknown but was fought between a landing force of Matthew C. Perry's Mosquito Fleet and Mexican soldiers and or militiamen. The engagement resulted in the death of one American sailor and the wounding of six others, two of which were wounded severely. Mexican casualties are unknown. The American occupation and blockade of Tuxpan continued, on June 30, another small skirmish erupted at the town, known as the Third Battle of Tuxpan.
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