Battle of Brownsville
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This article is about the battle in Texas. For the battle in Arkansas, see Battle of Brownsville, Arkansas.
The Battle of Brownsville took place on November 2–6, 1863 during the American Civil War. It was a successful effort on behalf of the Union Army to disrupt Confederate blockade runners along the Gulf Coast in Texas.[1] The Union assault precipitated the capture of Matamoros by a force of Mexican patriots, led by exiled officers living in Brownsville.[2]
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Battle of Brownsville, Texas | ||||||||
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Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
United States (Union) | Confederate States (Confederacy) | Mexican patriots | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Nathaniel P. Banks | Hamilton P. Bee | José Maria Cobos | ||||||
Units involved | ||||||||
3 brigades from XIII Corps (6,000) |
4 companies, 33rd Texas Cavalry (150) 2 companies of 3 month volunteers | local citizens | ||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
unknown |
1 killed 1 wounded 1 company deserted | unknown |
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