Capture of Morelia (1863)

Capture of Morelia (1863) Part of the French intervention in Mexico Date 30 November 1863 Location Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico Result French victory Belligerents Mexican republicans Second Mexican Empire Commanders and leaders José López Uraga Leonardo Márquez Alfredo Berthelin

French intervention in Mexico (1861–1867) Fortín Las Cumbres Atlixco Puebla Barranca Seca Cerro del Borrego Jonuta Siege of Puebla San Pablo del Monte Tampico 2nd Atlixco Camarón Mexico City Chiapa de Corzo Morelia Guanajuato Guadalajara Jahuactal San Juan Bautista Mazatlán Acapulco Nanahuatipam Majoma Monterrey Matamoros Totoapan Colima Jiquilpan San Pedro Cuauhtémoc El Rosario Tacámbaro Soyaltepec La Loma Parral Chihuahua Álamos Ixmiquilpan Bagdad Santa Isabel Chihuahua Siege of Jonuta Santa Gertrudis Miahuatlán Juchitán La Carbonera Guayabo Guadalajara Villa de Álvarez San Jacinto Monterrey 3rd Puebla Lomas de San Lorenzo Siege of Querétaro Mexico City

The Capture of Morelia took place on 30 November 1863 during the French intervention in Mexico. It was fought between French troops in charge of generals Berthier and Márquez and Mexican army commanded by José López Uraga.^[1]

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