First Battle of Tabasco

First Battle of Tabasco
	Part of Mexican–American War
	; Mississippi, Commodore Perry's flagship during the First Battle of Tabasco.
Date	October 24–26, 1846
Location	Villahermosa, Tabasco
Result	Mexican victory
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Matthew C. Perry; French Forrest	Juan B. Traconis
Strength
7 ships; 700 landing force	253
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 2 wounded; 2 drowned	5 killed

The First Battle of Tabasco was fought during the Mexican–American War, in October 1846, in an attempt to capture cities along the Tabasco coast.^[1]^: 117

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bauer, K. J., 1974, The Mexican War, 1846-1848, New York: Macmillan, ISBN 0-80-326107-1

[Bauer-1] Bauer, K. J., 1974, The Mexican War, 1846-1848, New York: Macmillan, ISBN 0-80-326107-1

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First Battle of Tabasco

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