Battle of Huamantla

Battle of Huamantla
	Part of the Mexican–American War
	; The death of Capt. Walker
Date	October 9, 1847
Location	Huamantla, Tlaxcala
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Lane	Antonio López de Santa Anna
Strength
2,700	2,000
Casualties and losses
13 killed; 22 wounded; 10 missing.	?

The Battle of Huamantla was a U.S. victory late in the Mexican–American War that forced the Mexican Army to lift the siege of Puebla.^[1]^: 331

Background

Santa Anna left Puebla at the end of Sept., to intercept Joseph Lane's relief column, planning an ambush at Paso del Pintal.^[1]^: 331 Learning of Santa Anna's men at Huamantla, Lane left his train under guard and marched toward that city, Captain Samuel H. Walker's four companies of cavalry in the lead.^[1]^: 331

Battle

Walker charged, upon seeing Santa Anna's lancers, driving the Mexicans from the town.^[1]^: 331 Santa Anna led a counterattack, Walker was shot by a civilian in a nearby house, and his men retreated into a church.^[1]^: 331 The Mexicans then retreated to Querétaro.^[1]^: 331

Lane turned his troops loose in a drunken sack of the town.^[1]^: 331 They reached Puebla on 12 Oct. to lift the siege.^[1]^: 331

Order of battle

United States

Brigade	Regiments and Other
Lane's Brigade^[2]^[3] BG Joseph Lane	4th Indiana Volunteer Infantry: Colonel Willis A. Gorman 1st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry battalion: Colonel Francis Murray Wynkoop 9th U.S. Infantry, four companies: Major Folliot T. Lally 2nd U.S. Infantry, detachment of six companies: Captain Samuel P. Heintzelman Mounted detachment: Captain Samuel H. Walker Texas Mounted Infantry: Captain Samuel H. Walker Louisiana Cavalry: Captain Besacon Louisiana Cavalry: Captain Lewis Georgia Cavalry: Captain Loyal 3rd Artillery Battalion: Captain George Taylor Field’s Battery: Lt Field
Guarding Supply Train	4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry: Colonel Charles H. Brough 7th U.S. Infantry, detachment: Captain Simmons Pratt's Battery, 2nd U.S. Artillery: Lt Pratt

Mexico

Mexican Army: General Antonio López de Santa Anna

References

^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bauer, K.J., 1974, The Mexican War, 1846–1848, New York: Macmillan, ISBN 0803261071
^ History of the Mexican War by Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox
^ History of the War Between the United States and Mexico by John Stilwell Jenkins

External links

From the Baltimore Republican and Argus
A Continent Divided: The U.S. - Mexico War, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, the University of Texas at Arlington

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[Bauer-1] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bauer, K.J., 1974, The Mexican War, 1846–1848, New York: Macmillan, ISBN 0803261071

[2] History of the Mexican War by Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox

[3] History of the War Between the United States and Mexico by John Stilwell Jenkins