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The two forces made contact around noon on 18 October. After marshaling on a nearby hill, the enemy attacked in two columns despite being outnumbered by two to one. The attacks were repulsed, and the two armies closed into general combat. After a relatively short struggle, the Austro-Imperial right
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Díaz placed his younger brother Felix in command of the Ixtlan
National Guard, which fought in the vanguard. Figueroa's brigade was deployed on the right, the Chiautla and Cazadores Battalions under Colonel Juan Espinosa in the center and González's brigade on the left. The cavalry were held in
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was outflanked and their army disintegrated. By late afternoon, the enemy had been routed. Republican casualties were 78 killed and 153 wounded. Díaz took 500 Austrian prisoners in this battle.
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163:Casualties and losses
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237:Las Cumbres
217:(1861–1867)
170:153 wounded
763:Categories
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733:17°23′00″N
642:References
565:Background
527:3rd Puebla
480:Miahuatlán
418:Soyaltepec
403:El Rosario
398:Cuauhtémoc
314:Guanajuato
522:Monterrey
465:Chihuahua
433:Chihuahua
408:Tacámbaro
386:San Pedro
381:Jiquilpan
366:Matamoros
361:Monterrey
168:78 killed
630:See also
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371:Totoapan
346:Acapulco
341:Mazatlán
150:Strength
55:Location
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614:Results
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423:La Loma
309:Morelia
294:Camarón
284:Tampico
242:Atlixco
145:Unknown
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601:Battle
579:Oaxaca
455:Bagdad
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356:Majoma
269:Jonuta
247:Puebla
232:Fortín
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60:Oaxaca
158:1,500
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696:ISBN
666:ISBN
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413:Tula
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