Siege of Tampico

The siege of Tampico occurred during the Mexican Federalist War between the 26 May and 4 June 1839. The insurgents under the command of General Ignacio Escalada were besieged by Centralist forces under the command of General Mariano Arista. Escalada surrendered on the 4 June. The loss of the port was a major blow to the insurgency.

Siege of Tampico
Part of Mexican Federalist War
Date 3 June 1839 Location Tampico, Tamaulipas Result Centralist victory
Belligerents
Centralists	Insurgents
Commanders and leaders
Mariano Arista	Ignacio Escalada
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

References

• Jaques, Tony, ed. (2007), Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century (3 volumes ed.), Greenwood Publishing Group, pp. 993–994, ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5

Further reading

• Leatherwood, Art (June 9, 2010), "Alcantra, Battle of", Handbook of Texas Online, The Texas State Historical Association, retrieved August 23, 2014