"The Battle of Contreras" by Carl Nebel. Oil on canvas, 1851.
Date
19–20 August 1847
Location
Mexico City
Result
Both sides claim victory
Belligerents
United States
Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Winfield Scott
Gabriel Valencia
Strength
10,738[1]: 274
7,000[1]: 291
Casualties and losses
986 dead and 38 wounded[2]
Killed and wounded unknown.[3] 843 captured[1]: 295
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Mexico City Campaign
1st Veracruz
Polkos
2nd Veracruz
Cerro Gordo
Contreras
Churubusco
Mexico City
Molino del Rey
Chapultepec
Belén and San Cosme Gates
Puebla
Huamantla
Atlixco
Matamoros
Galaxara Pass
Zacualtipan
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Battles of the Mexican–American War
Texas Campaign
Thornton Affair
Fort Texas
Palo Alto
Resaca de la Palma
California Campaign
Monterey
Los Angeles
Chino
Dominguez Rancho
Natividad
San Pasqual
Rio San Gabriel
La Mesa
New Mexico Campaign
Santa Fe
Tucson
El Brazito
Cañada
1st Mora
Embudo Pass
2nd Mora
Pueblo de Taos
Red River Canyon
Cienega Creek
Northern Mexican Theater
Monterrey
Buena Vista
Sacramento River
Santa Cruz de Rosales
Mexico City Campaign
1st Veracruz
Polkos
2nd Veracruz
Cerro Gordo
Contreras
Churubusco
Molino del Rey
Chapultepec
Mexico City
Puebla
Huamantla
Atlixco
Matamoros
Galaxara Pass
Zacualtipan
Pacific Coast Campaign
Guaymas
Mulegé
Punta Sombrero
1st La Paz
2nd La Paz
1st San Jose del Cabo
2nd San Jose del Cabo
Todos Santos
Mosquito Fleet
1st Tuxpan
2nd Tuxpan
3rd Tuxpan
1st Tabasco
2nd Tabasco
The Battle of Contreras, also known as the Battle of Padierna, took place on 19–20 August 1847, in one of the final encounters of the Mexican–American War, as invading U.S. forces under Winfield Scott approached the Mexican capital. American forces surprised and then routed the Mexican forces of General Gabriel Valencia, who had disobeyed General Antonio López de Santa Anna's orders for his forces' placement. Although the battle was an overwhelming victory for U.S. forces, there are few depictions of it in contemporary popular prints.[5] The armies re-engaged the next day in the Battle of Churubusco.
^ abcCite error: The named reference Bauer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2005.
^Winfield Scott estimated the total Mexican killed and wounded for Contreras and Churubusco at 4,297. See Bauer, page 295.
^ abSmith, J.H., 1919, The War with Mexico, New York: Macmillan
^Sandweiss, Martha A., Rick Stewart, and Ben W. Huseman. Eyewitness to War: Prints and Daguerreotypes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848. Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum, 1989, p. 309.
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