An incomplete and inaccurate list of actions during the French Intervention

This list tries not to include actions where only a platoon or smaller fought on one side, as my interest is in gaming above skirmish level. The numerous combats where only a few dozen French (usually a cavalry squadron or Contre-Guerilla unit) fought have therefore been omitted. Smaller ambushes have also been left out.

• The first column is an approximate date (note: sources frequently disagree, even on famous actions).
• The next is a name or location for the battle (most of the smaller actions were never formally named, the name given here is often just where it is said to have occured in the source cited).
• The third column is the likely constituent forces present for the Intervention/Conservative/Imperial forces :

  Mexicans;
 French, including contra-guerrillas;
 Belgian Legion;
 Austrian Legion;
 Ex-Confederates;
 Imperial "Mexican" units largely made up of Europeans and/or ex-Confederates.

• The fourth column gives some details. Most numbers quoted are suspect and are included only to give an indication of the size of the action.
• The last column gives the source I used.

1862

9 January	-		The French expedition lands 3,000 men in Vera Cruz. There is no opposition. The French slowly expand their area of influence around the port, but without combat.	-
18 April	-		General Lorencez sets off. The entire expeditionary force now numbers some 7,300 soldiers.	Avenel
end-March	Ahuacatepec		Colonel de la Pena (Liberal) defeats Colonel Tovar.	Anales
10 April	Izucar de Matamoros		General Cobos defeats General Alatriste.	Anales
19 April	Fortin		A small squadron of French cavalry attack retiring Mexicans, under General Zaragoza. The first (small scale) confrontation between French and Mexicans.	Avenel Dabbs
28 April	Las Cumbres de Aculzingo		The Mexicans oppose the French on the last natural obstacle in front of Puebla: the steep slopes at the edge of the Anahuac plateau above Acultzingo. The Mexicans have 4,000 men, with three batteries and 200 cavalry. The French initially send in two battalions, then add reinforcements until reaching 14 companies as resistance is steady. After 3 hours the defenders are pushed off. French report losses as light, though the Mexicans claim 500 casualties.	Avenel Roeder Wikipedia
4 May	Atlixco		Liberal General Tomas O’Horan defeats General Marquez, who is trying to get through to the French column marching on Puebla.	Internet Anales
5 May	Cinqo de Mayo		The French assault the Guadeloupe fort outside Puebla and are driven off with extremely heavy losses. The French then retire from Puebla, awaiting reinforcements from France.	Avenel
14 May	Borrego		Captain Diétrie defeats General Ortega.	Anales
17 May	Barranca Seca	then	General Tapia, commanding a Liberal army of 500 cavalry and 1,500 infantry, attacks General Marquez who is on his way to link up with the French. Colonel l’Hériller dispatches the 99th Line, who attack the Liberals at the bayonet and the drive them off in disorder, saving their allies. Casualties are heavy on both Mexican armies, light for the French.	Avenel
10 June	-		General Douay disembarks at Vera Cruz with the rest of the initial French forces.	-
13 June	Cerro Borrego		The Liberals sneak a large force with guns onto an unguarded hill above the town of Orizaba, main base of the French. They are driven off by an attack at night.	Avenel Pierron
14 June	Orizaba		General Zaragoza approaches Orizaba from the south. Both sides shell each other for a while but neither makes any other aggressive moves. Zaragoza retires overnight.	Avenel Pierron
-	-		French reinforcements pour into Vera Cruz. 21 September General Forey; early October General Neigre, 17 October Generals Bazaine and Castagny. French forces now number 17,000+.	-
19 October	Tepic		Colonel Corona unsuccessfully attacks Lozado in the town.	Anales
??	Tuxpan		General Carvajal gathers an army to defend Huasteca. With a force of about 1,200 men he defeats Imperialist Colonel Manuel Llorente in a battle for the port.	Arms
Early December	Jalapa		General Marquez defends the city against the Liberals.	Avenel
December	La Hoya + Cruz Blanca		General Bazaine, leading the reinforcements from France, marches on Puebla. His outlying forces skirmish with Mexicans along the way. CFFH mentions combats at Cerro Leone, Cerro Gordo and Lorgano.	Dabbs CFFH

1863

January	Perote		During a march a battalion of the 62nd Line is attacked by forces under Miron.	Dabbs
February	Nopalucan		The Liberals hound Bazaine’s column with several major attacks. The Mexicans allies, under Marquez, bear the brunt. This may include the action at Los Llanos, where CFFH notes the 12th Chasseurs coming to the rescue of a convoy guarded by the 51st Line.	Dabbs
10 March	Jocotopec		Colonel Rojas, commanding the Army of the East, takes the town, then shoots his Conservative prisoners.	Anales
16 March	Puebla		The siege starts. The French use conventional tactics with saps and artillery bombardments. The French have 30,000 men (8,000 of them Mexican). The defenders have 22,000, plus the 8,000 strong Army of the Centre which attempts to run in supplies and fights guerrillas.	Anales
22 March	Cholula		Avenal has General Mirandol repelling an attack by 2,000 Liberal cavalry under Comonfort. CFFH has this action won by 2 squadrons of the Chasseurs d'Afrique and conflicting information on whether the 12th Chasseurs fought.	Avenel CFFH
29 March	Fort San Javier		The first major action at the siege: the fort falls after a hard-fought engagement.	-
31 March	Guadalupita Convent		The convent is taken by assault. The siege itself is now a series of small actions to take individual city blocks, with very heavy losses on both sides.	Avenel
14 April	Ateixco		A regiment out foraging under Colonel Brincourt is attacked. Grouping his party he forced the Liberals to retreat, then follows up to San Lorenzo, again inflicting severe casualties.	Dabbs
15 April	Fort Carmen		The fort is attacked, but resists.	Avenel
15 April	Resupply attempt		Liberal General O’Horan leaves Puebla with a cavalry corps and attempts to bring a convoy into the city, but fails.	Avenel
25 April	Santa Ines Convent		The convent holds off an attack, with the French suffering extremely heavily. The French now move mostly to a strategy of starving out Puebla.	-
30 April	Camerón		A company of the Foreign Legion is trapped by a large Liberal contingent while scouting along the supply route to the siege at Puebla. The Legionnaires fight until all dead or wounded.	Avenel
Various	Puebla area		Several small cavalry encounters occur around the siege. CFFH notes an action at  Atlisco where all three regiments of the Chasseurs d'Afrique fought.	Roeder CFFH
5 May	San Pablo del Monte		The Liberals under Comonfort try to break through the siege lines into the city (at night?). Their army has 5-7,000 men and 8-13 guns. This attack is 1,000 cavalry plus supporting infantry and artillery, and is held off by some Chasseurs d'Afrique and some of the 99th Line.	Avenal Exped. CFFH
6 May	San Lorenzo	then	Again Comonfort tries to get through to Puebla (at night?), pushing off General Marquez’s troops, only to be stopped by a French column. This may be the action CFFH calls Altixco, in which case it is the 3rd Zouaves.	Avenel Dabbs CFFH
8 May	San Lorenzo		In a large surprise attack, General Bazaine (with Marquez) sweeps Comonfort from the field.	Avenel Gaulot
12 May	Totimechuacan		Attempted break-out of Puebla.	Dabbs
17 May	Puebla		The city surrenders as food and ammunition run out. Approximately 27 generals and 12,000 men surrender.	Anales
7 June	-		The French enter Mexico city.	-
July onwards	-		As well as the Vera Cruz to Mexico City axis, the French spread across the eastern coast, largely unopposed. Cities around Mexico City fall unopposed into French hands.	-
1 August	Candelaria		The 2nd Zouaves and 5th Hussars (on foot) clear this pass, defended by 800 Mexicans.	CFFH
28 August	Duranzo		Tovar (Imperial) defeats Rojas in a six-hour combat. Rojas has 29 dead and 43 wounded.	Anales
8 November	-		After a long pause the French reorganise and set out to extend their grip. A southern column pushes General Diaz back into Oaxaca while a northern one secures the cities of the central plateau. The French are generally not opposed and inevitably win if they are.	-
ca. November	Iguala		General Marquez dispatches part of his force and relieves the town, where General Taboada had been being besieged by Porfirio Diaz.	Dabbs
mid-November	Taxco		The town falls to Porfirio Diaz, who takes 271 prisoners.	Anales
November	Tulancalco		62nd Line	CFFH
November	San Xavier		62nd Line	CFFH
14 November	Molino del Soria		Liberal Comonfort killed when he is ambushed by pro-Imperial guerrillas at a rancho near Queretaro, while out with his staff (100 men).	Dabbs Anales
18 December	Morelia		Colonel Berthier (with Marquez) successfully defends the city against the furious attack of Uraga (12,000 men and 36 guns). (Some disagreement on whether the French are present.)	Dabbs Anales
22 December	Zamora		The barricades of the town are over-run and the enemy pursued. It would seem that this was done by three squadrons of French cavalry.	CFFH
27 December	San Luis Potosi		General Mejia occupies the city despite a counter-attack from General Negrete.	Avenel

1864

28 January	Aguas Calientes		12th Chasseurs and a mountain battery are present here, as part of the Douay column, during the pursuit of General Uraga.	CFFH
29 January	Teocaltiche		A French flying column of a battalion on mules and cavalry attacks Liberals (500 men, 2 guns?) in the town and take it within 30 minutes.	Loizillon
c20 January	Penjamillo		Imperial Mexican troops inflict a costly defeat on the Liberal troops under General Peña y Barragan  (who had entered the town and were looting it).	Dabbs
3 February	Valle de Santiago		The 51st and 95th Line, plus mounted Mexican auxiliaries, tangle with the guerrillas of Cantarido.	CFFH
27 February	San Juan Bautista (SE)		Evacuated by French marines and allies under pressure from General Diaz.	Avenel
28 February	Minatitlan		Also evacuated.	Avenel
8 March	Amatitlan		Gutierrez’s band (Liberal) surround 30 men of Lozada in a Church. They surrender when artillery is brought forward (and are then executed).	Loizillon
21 March	Cuesillo		A French column (12th Chasseurs, mountain battery) overwhelms a rearguard in a hacienda and then pursues the remainder of Gutierrez’s band into the hills.	Loizillon CFFH
25 March	Malpaso	then	José Maria Chavez takes the town in a bloody massacre. The next day Captain Crainvilliers catches him by surprise and routs him.	Dabbs
End March	Mazatlan		Colonel Ochoa fends off an attempt to take the town by the French (landing troops from the warship Cordelière).	Arms
11 April	Colotlan		Chasseurs a pied (another battalion is noted for an action on 5 February).	CFFH
18  April	San Antonio		One of the more successful Contre-Guerilla actions.	CFFH
May	Santa Anna, Acotlan		Infaterie legere d'Afrique, 12th Chasseurs.	CFFH
May	Cosautlan		Infaterie legere d'Afrique with Mexican allies.	CFFH
13 May	Nochistlan		Colonel Potier crushes the 500 men of Jesus Mejia, who retire from the city barricades into a church. There is heavy fighting and Mejia is killed. The 12th Chasseurs charge the rear-guard of the Liberals.	Avenel Loizillon CFFH
17 May	Matehuala	then	Liberal Doblado (6,000 men) attacks General Mejia, forcing him back into the plaza. The Imperialists are rescued by the 62nd Line, Chasseurs d'Afrique and artillery under Colonel Aymard attacking into Doblado's flank and rear (the French were working from captured letters, so knew Doblado’s plans).	Avenal Dabbs CFFH
ca. 30 May	Zacoalco		A French column, under Colonel Garnier, engages the men of Rojas, who flee pretty much immediately.	Loizillon
June	Cocuite		4th and 5th companies of the Infaterie legere d'Afrique with 350 Mexican infantry defeat the Liberals' 150 cavalry and 500 infantry..	CFFH
August	San Antonio		7th Line fights in Teotitlan campaign	CFFH
August	Ayotla		7th Line fights in Teotitlan campaign	CFFH
17 August	Rancho de Rodea		Liberal General Cantarito killed.	Dabbs
Late 1864	-		From this point there was almost no direct opposition to French expansion. The columns send out by the French get smaller and smaller as a result.	-
September	Estanzuela		Chasseurs a pied fight at this hacienda.	CFFH
21 September	Cerro de Majoma		4,000 Liberals under Ortega attacks a force of 530 French (Zouaves, 12th Chasseurs?) and 80 Mexicans and is defeated after a very hard fought engagement, with casualties heavy on both sides.	Roeder Anales CFFH
26 September	Bagdad	then	French Marines had been landed on 22 August, and hold out against attacks until the arrival of relief under General Mejia.	Dabbs Anales
27 October	Cocula (Colula?)		A compagnie franche and 30 cavalry (12th Chasseurs), perhaps also artillery, rout the 300 men of Guttierez.	CFFH
22 November	Jiquilpan		The 6th squadron of the 12 Chasseurs help free the 5 companies of the 1st Zouaves and artillery encircled by the 4,000 men of General Ortega.	CFFH
22 December	San Pedro		Colonel Rosales, with 400 men, completely defeats Colonel Gazielle, with 500 French and Algerians (and perhaps marines).	Anales
December	-		By the end of the year only the states of Michoacan (E), Chihuahua (N) and Oaxaca (S) are still under Liberal control with alliegance to Juarez. (However, other outlying states are attempting to become independent or resisting the Empire separately.)	-

1865

1 January	Espinazo del Diablo		Colonel Garnier defeats Corona, taking 14 prisoners, who he shoots.	Anales
10 January	Veranos		A night attack by guerrillas on a company of French line (left as garrison) and a few Mexican stragglers causes very heavy losses. The village is burnt in reprisal.	? Anales
13 January	Mazatlan		A French relief column relieves the encircled town.	Avenel
17 January	Oaxaca		The city is besieged by a French column of 5,500 men (only a few of the cavalry being Mexican). Porfirio Diaz had an army of 7,000, of which 3,000 are regular, plus another 700 under his son, Felix.	Avenel
28 January	Rancho de Potrerillos		A contra-guerrilla force (110 French, 50 Mexican cavalry) attack Rojas by surprise, killing him and capturing very large amounts of material.	Loizillon Anales
ca. 1 February	Sinaloa province		A column of 64 Marines and 64 tirailleurs algériens are destroyed.	Loizillon
ca. 1 February	San Luis area		A column of 3 companies of Zouaves (150 men) lose 50 men after being caught in inhospitable terrain on a march to Mexico City.	Loizillon
4 February	Oaxaca		The city falls after a brief siege. French losses are extremely low.	Avenel
February	Tres Cruces		Infaterie legere d'Afrique in the follow-up to Oaxaca.	CFFH
February	Aguilera		Infaterie legere d'Afrique in the follow up to Oaxaca.	CFFH
ca. 24 February	Los Reyes		A column of 120 Zouaves, 5 French cavalry, 9 sappers plus supporting Mexicans (87 infantry, 90 cavalry) under Loizillon storm the village before retiring. Liberals were the groups of Regulares and Salazar.	Loizillon
ca. March	Zitacuaro		The Imperial garrison is almost entirely wiped out by the guerrillas of Ugalde and Traspena.	Duschene
2 March	Callejon de la Laja		A small Austro/Mexican/Sudanese force was ambushed in a defile.	Hill
29 March (?)	Saltillo		Negrete storms the town for the Liberals.	Roeder
end March	Guaymas		Colonel Garnier takes the town..	Anales
24 April	Michoacan		During Colonel Potier's clearance of this province, the 5th Hussars charge the Liberals under Regulares (3,500 men) three times and then pursue. The 81st Line is also present.	CFFH
6 June	Yerba-Buena		The column of General Jeaningros (2 battalions Legion, 2 squadrons of Chasseurs d'Afrique, 1 battery) sweep General Negrete's troops away on their way to Saltillo. There is mention of the Contre-Guerillas here too (though for 8 June).	CFFH
early 1865	-		The Liberals are now at their lowest effect militarily. However from time to time entire Imperial Mexican units desert to the enemy, at least in part due to Maximilian’s trimming of his army.	-
23 July	Guaymas		The French in this town are encircled by hostile guerrilla forces (they had arrived by sea) until Colonel Garnier breaks through and occupies Hermosillo with 550 men. He then reconciles the local Indian tribes and the Liberal party are crushed.	Avenel
April	-		The French now number 28,000; plus there are 6,000 Austrians and 1,300 Belgians. The Mexican forces of Maximilian number 20,000 plus a further 8,500 Guardas (urban and rural).	Anales
11 April	Tocambaro		A column of four Belgian companies and a small Mexican squadron is caught in the town by a large number of Liberals under Regulares and surrender after a long fight.	Duchesne Pierron
23 April	?		Colonel de Potier defeats Regulares.	Avenel
mid-1865	-		Several campaigns on the eastern coast (Guerrero/Michoacan) fail to make much headway.	-
June	Rio de Lerma		Nauroy, with 100 Zouaves and 150 Mexicans, is forced to retire into the town's redoubt by Pueblita, but holds out until nightfall. The Liberals then retire.	Loizillon
July	Chihuahua		A drive is made by the French on Juarez in the north, against almost no direct opposition.	-
16 July	La Loma (aka Tocambaro)		Colonel Van Den Smissen’s Belgian and Mexican force (800 men) defeats General Arteaga (3,000 men).	Duchesne CFFH
1 August	? (Chihuahua)		General Brincourt defeats Negrete	Anales
8 August	Custades		Two squadrons of Chasseurs d'Afrique and two companies of mounted Zouavaes supprise the enemy at this hacienda, killing 180.	CFFH
8 August	?		A company of the 95th line is crushed by General Villagran’s guerrillas.	Avenel
14 August	El Chamal		A battalion of the Infanterie leger d'Afrique forces the pass here, with the 2nd Zouaves and engineers coming to their assistance.	CFFH
? August	near Jalapa		Austrians suffer a check?	Loizillon
22 September	Alamos (Sonora)		Victory for the Imperialist Jose Almada over Rosales.	Anales
28 September	Bagdad		General Escobedo (Liberal) attacks General Mejia, but is driven off when the French navy arrives.	Avenel
12 October	Santa Ana Amatlan		Colonel Mendez wins, capturing Generals Arteaga and Salazar. They are shot as reprisal for a guerrilla attack on a train which had caused numerous civilian and military casualties.	Avenel Anales
October	Ahuacatlan		64 Austrians hold out for three hours, before surrendering. (Not sure if any Imperial Mexicans were present).	CFFH
19 October	Artillero		A big success for the Zouave mule-mounted company at this hacienda against guerrillas.	CFFH
19 October	Santa Estera		30 Austrians are wiped out in an ambush, their 200 Mexican auxiliaries abandoning them..	CFFH
ca. 22 October	Figueroa		120 Austrian cavalry plus French destroy a Liberal force.	CFFH
16 November	Tlapacoyan		A large Austrian force (7 companies, 1 squadron) with Mexican auxiliaries and 6 guns unsuccessfully assaults the town in a three pronged attack.	CFFH
21 November	Tlapacoyan		A second Austrian attack succeeds, with a bayonet charge of the barricades, and the Liberals take heavy losses.	CFFH
25 November	Los Lermas		A squadron of the 12th Chasseurs go to the aid of the besieged city of Monterey. The French cavalry fake a retreat, drawing the opposing Mexicans into favourable terrain, before turning to charge.	CFFH
November	Matamoros		General Mejia successfully defends against Juarez (3,000 men, some Americans, 11 guns)	Avenel
9 December	Piesas		A cavalry platoon of the Infaterie legere d'Afrique and Mexican allies entering the town are attacked by 180 Liberals barricaded there, and are forced to retire after 7 hours of combat.	CFFH

1866

early 1866	-		The French now start a policy of withdrawing from the edges of the country.	-
4 January	El Gallo		Compagnie Franche of the 95th Line attack 300 Mexicans.	CFFH
4 January	Bagdad		Escobedo, supported by American Negro regulars, takes the town from 40 Austrians and 150 Mexicans and then voluntarily withdraws on 25 January.	Avenel
7 January	Alamos (Sonora)		A victory for General Martinez.	Anales
28 January	Tehuantepec		Maximilianist victory.	Avenel
January	Reynosa		Liberal victory.	Avenel
20 February	La Loma de la Magdalena		General Mendez (Maximilian) wins a victory over Regulares near Uruapan. Casualties were heavy in the 3 hour battle: the losers had 200 dead + 300 prisoners; the winners 150 men dead and wounded.	Avenel Anales
February	San Jacinto		General Miramon (Maximilian) is defeated. Circa 100 Imperial Gendarmes of French extraction are executed.	Avenel
1 March	Santa Isabel		A column of Legion with Mexican allies under Colonel Bryand attack the Liberals under General Viesca (perhaps 1,000 men). Both sides suffer very heavy casualties, but the Imperials are soundly defeated and all the French are killed or taken captive. Note: the sources all give extremely varying numbers but it seems that there were ~150 French, ~150 Mexican cavalry allies and similar Mexican foot	Avenel Anales Elton CFFH
7 March	-		Bazaine fixes the objectives of the French forces as occupation of three main axes of communication, with troops not to stray more than 20 km from these.	Avenel
18 March	Cinguicho		Chasseurs a pied.	CFFH
19 March	El Presidio		Some 5,000 Mexicans face 700 French, including a squadron of Chasseurs d'Afrique, who succeed in driving off the enemy after a 4 hour defence of the town.	CFFH
24 March	Chihuahua		The Juaristas successfully assault the town. The French had left 500 Mexicans behind as a garrison when they left on 31 January. Contributing to the success was artillery fire on an important part of the defence.	Internet Anales
14 April	Matamoros		General Mejia (Imperialist) pursues and fights Cortina’s men, including some Americans, twice.	Dabbs
16 April	Marin		Belgians and Mexican cavalry under Quiorja chase away a force of Mexican cavalry.	Loiseau
6 May	Baron		62nd Line (pacifying Sinaloa/Sonora).	CFFH
25 May	Fresnillo and Sallada		The actions of the 95th Line merits praise directly from Marshal Bazaine.	CFFH
6 June	Matamoros		Mejia capitulates to Carbajal, embarking at Matamoros for Vera Cruz.	Anales
16 June	Camargo (aka Santa Gertrudis)		General Olvera’s column (1,500 men, including 300 Austrians) on the way to Matamoros to support General Meija is crushed by 3-5,000 Liberals, plus Americans.	Avenel Anales
18 June	Charco Redondo		Belgians suffer 4 casualties. This may be the action noted in CFFH as Catorce, in which case there were Legion and Infanterie legere d'Afrique present.	Duchesne Loiseau
June	Cedral		Two columns of the Bataillon d'Afrique and some cavalry under Commandant de la Hayrie attack the town. The first grinds to a halt after the initial surprise, but the arrival of the second allows the Liberals to be driven from the town. (CFFH adds a small number of Mexican allies.)	Elton CFFH
1 August	Tampico		Captain Langlois’s 200 contra-guerrillas and 500 Mexicans are attacked by 2,500 Liberals under Pavon. Most of the Mexicans desert and the town surrenders on 7 August.	Avenel Anales
18 August	la Noria del Custodio		A light column (cavalry and mule mounted infantry (Zouaves)) suprise and destroy an enemy force.	CFFH
4 September	Guadalupe		General Martinez defeats General Tanori and Captain Lamberg.	Anales
5 September	Ures		General Martinez follows up his victory of the day before, winning another action and taking the town.	Anales
11 September	El Grande		Lieutenant Hoop defeats a Mexican unit, but falls into an ambush while pursuing them.	CFFH
12 September	Palos Prietos		62nd Line (pacifying Sinaloa/Sonora).	CFFH
25 September	Ixmiquilpan		An attempted surprise attack by a Belgian column (250 infantry in carts, 90 mounted) goes wrong. They retire in good order over a 48 hour period but with substantial losses. The Liberals number some 300 infantry and 500 cavalry)	Duchesne
3 October	Miahuatlan		General Oronoz, attempting to prevent Diaz from besieging Oaxaca, has his men routed by Diaz. Avenel gives the Imperialists 1,200 men. Anales has the force numbering 3,000, with a small portion of that French and Austrian.	Avenel Anales Wikipedia
18 October	Carbonera		Major Krielk, with an Austro-Mexican column (1,500 men, mostly Austrians) attempts to relieve the siege of Oaxaca, but is routed by Diaz in a brief battle. Diaz had 3,600 men. He resumes the siege of Oaxaca two days later. The city capitulates on the 31st.	Avenel Anales Internet
2 November	Cerro Blanco		Zouaves at this combat.	CFFH
11–13 November	Mazatlan		Liberals attack 62nd Line (now in the process of withdrawing back to France).	Avenel CFFH
10 November	Guayabo		The Liberals defeat the French bandit Colonel Berthelin, killing him and 40 of his men (mixed French and Mexican)	Anales
11 November	Jalapa		The city falls to Juaristas, although a French/Austrian relief force is on the way.	Dabbs
November	Matamoros		Juaristas under Escobedo besiege the city, which is held by Canales, another Liberal but Ortegista. (I have no idea if any actual fighting occurs).	Across
18 December	Coronilla		Colonel Parra defeats 700 men under Sayan. Losses are said to be 150 dead, mostly French and 370 prisoner, including 101 French.	Anales
26 December	Chalco		Infanterie legere d'Afrique	CFFH

1867

13 January	-		The first French troops embark at Vera Cruz in the withdrawal. By now the French have long since lost any interest in the war and are even negotiating with the Liberals to ensure a peaceful evacuation.	Dabbs
26 January	Sauz		General Antillon defeats General Liceaga heavily in a dawn action.	Anales
26 January	Guanajuato		General Antillon defeats General Liceaga late in the day..	Anales
27 January	Zacatecas		General Aranda is defeated by Miramon (1,500 men, including many cavalry + artillery) who forces his way into the town (Corti says 4,000 men). Juarez is almost caught in the retreat. Austrians and many French in Gendarmes on Maximilianist side, US Legion of Honor on Liberal side.	Arms  Roeder Anales
1 February	San Joaquin or San Jacinto		Miramon, retiring from Zacatecas, is routed at this hacienda by the Liberals under Escobedo, with 200 dead, more wounded and 500 prisoners (Corti says 1,500). The 139 Frenchmen are later shot.	Roeder Anales
4 February	Quemada		General Castillo defeats General Herrera y Cairo.	Anales
5 February	-		Bazaine leaves Mexico City at the head of the last French troops.	-
5 March	Queretaro		The siege of the city commences. The defenders have 9,000 men but most of the foreigners are not present. At some point, probably early, the American Legion of Honor joins the Liberal camp, which numbers around 25,000 (and growing).	Avenel  Arms Anales
12 March	Cerro San Pablo		The defenders take this hill, outside Queretaro, but cannot hold it.	Avenel
14 March	Queretaro		A double pronged Liberal attack: one from the Cerro San Pablo and Cerro de San Gregorio is repulsed by a counter-attack, while a long and confused struggle for Cruz also fails, with the attackers losing quite a few prisoners. Then another assault on Casa Blanca also fails.	Avenel Basch
17 March	San Juanico		The defenders take this outlying town of Queretaro, but cannot hold it.	Avenel
22 March	Queretaro		Generals Marquez and Vidaurri break out of the city in the middle of the night with 1,200 men (all cavalry?). They ride to Mexico City.	Roeder Anales
24 March	Casa Blanca		An assault of this important bastion of Queretaro results in heavy casualties on both sides (in the thousands) but the intervention of Imperial cavalry appears the decisive feature in the repulse of the Liberals.	Avenel Anales
March	Puebla		Diaz invests the city, which has a garrison of around 2,500. It capitulates on 2 April (after an attack?).	Avenel Anales
1 April	Queretaro		Another assault. Corti has it as a sortie on San Gregorio.	Avenel Corti
6 April	San Lorenzo		General Marquez (3,500 men, 17 guns) is defeated in a bloody battle by the greatly superior forces of Diaz while attempting to relieve the city of Puebla. (It is possible the Mexican portion wavered upon news of the fall of Puebla, leaving only the foreign elements as reliable troops for Marquez.)	Avenel Anales Conti
12 April	Mexico City		A siege commences, as Diaz follows up the defeated Marquez. It was never pressed very hard, despite the defenders not having very many men (4,500?).	Avenel Anales
27 April	Battle of the Cemetary		This famous dawn battle developed initially from a surprise sortie to seize provisions. It was won by Miramon for the Imperialists, leading 2,800 men, against Ramon Corona. 20 guns and 500 prisoners were taken back into the city. Both sides had cavalry in numbers. This battle is often dated 26 April.	Avenal Anales Conti
1 May	Calleja		A break-out attempt from Queretaro under Colonel Rodriguez fails.	Avenel Anales
3 May	Queretaro		A sortie is defeated heavily. The defenders now number only about 5,000 men.	Avenel
5 May	Queretaro		A frontal attack fails, in great part due to the defending artillery.	Avenel
14 May	Queretaro		Another breakout is about to be attempted (with the aim being to die in the field rather than penned up) but a traitor in the Imperial camp lets the Liberals into a vital spot in the defence.	Avenel Roeder
20 June	Mexico City		The city surrenders. The final blow for the defenders is the (late arriving) news of Maximilian’s death: at which point the foreigners defending refuse to fight on. Althought the siege was not pressed particularly hard, the American Legion of Honor certainly engaged the defenders.	Avenel Arms Anales

Actions that cannot be placed

1865–1866	Morelia		Belgians suffer 7 casualties.	Duchesne
Autumn 1865?	Sabinas River		Imperials beat Liberals. Ex-Confederates fighting for Maximilian lose 27 killed, 37 wounded; Liberals lose 200 killed.	Davis
1864	Auxillo		At this hacienda, the 1,800 Liberals under Martinez are routed by a squadron of the Chasseurs d'Afrique, some 12th Chasseurs a cheval and the 51st Line.	CFFH
1864	Agua Nueva		Chasseurs d'Afrique	CFFH
1865	Los Sances		95th Line catches Guittierez, killing 15 of his men and taking 45 prisoner.	CFFH
late	Matehuala		500 troops of 82nd line commanded by Major Henri Pierron are besieged by 2,000 Republicans under Escobedo. Maximilian forces under Shelby (ex-Confederates) attack the republican rear and break the siege. There is mention of French cavalry in the action.	Davis
late?	Monterey		A Mexican Imperial garrison, having lost much of the town, are on the point of conceding when a 110 man party from the Bataillon d'Afrique under Commandant de la Hayrie makes a surprise attack into General Escobedo's rear after a forced march. The Imperialists then hold out for 24 hours, only to sally out once again to catch the enemy between them and the arriving column of General Jeaningros.	Elton
late 1866	Cautitlan		Miramon defeats the Liberals	Elton
1866	Teotitlan		A small Austrian garrison holds off an attack by the 300 men of Flores, despite the Liberals' use of Contre-guerilla uniforms in an attempt to sneak into the town.	CFFH
early 1866	Penjamo		51st Line (Michoacan campaign).	CFFH
early 1866	Bajio		51st Line (Michoacan campaign).	CFFH
1865-1866	Colorado		5th Hussars rout the bands of Brigido Torres and Numez Lesdema.	CFFH
1866-1867	Amozoc		A combat of the 5th Hussars, 3rd Zouaves and regular Mexican cavalry allies while relieving the Austrians at Tlaxcala.	CFFH