Battle of Contreras

Battle of Contreras
	Part of the Mexican–American War
	; "The Battle of Contreras" by Carl Nebel. Oil on canvas, 1851.
Date	19–20 August 1847
Location	Mexico City
Result	Both sides claim victory
Belligerents
United States	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Winfield Scott	Gabriel Valencia
Strength
10,738	7,000
Casualties and losses
986 dead and 38 wounded	Killed and wounded unknown.; 843 captured

The Battle of Contreras, also known as the Battle of Padierna, took place on 19–20 August 1847, in one of the final encounters of the Mexican–American War, as invading U.S. forces under Winfield Scott approached the Mexican capital. American forces surprised and then routed the Mexican forces of General Gabriel Valencia, who had disobeyed General Antonio López de Santa Anna's orders for his forces' placement. Although the battle was an overwhelming victory for U.S. forces, there are few depictions of it in contemporary popular prints.^[5] The armies re-engaged the next day in the Battle of Churubusco.

^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference Bauer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2005.
^ Winfield Scott estimated the total Mexican killed and wounded for Contreras and Churubusco at 4,297. See Bauer, page 295.
^ ^a ^b Smith, J.H., 1919, The War with Mexico, New York: Macmillan
^ Sandweiss, Martha A., Rick Stewart, and Ben W. Huseman. Eyewitness to War: Prints and Daguerreotypes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848. Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum, 1989, p. 309.

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[2] "Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2005.

[3] Winfield Scott estimated the total Mexican killed and wounded for Contreras and Churubusco at 4,297. See Bauer, page 295.

[Smith,_J.H._1919-4] Smith, J.H., 1919, The War with Mexico, New York: Macmillan

[5] Sandweiss, Martha A., Rick Stewart, and Ben W. Huseman. Eyewitness to War: Prints and Daguerreotypes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848. Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum, 1989, p. 309.

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