Battle of El Brazito

Battle of El Brazito
	Part of the Mexican–American War
	; Doniphan's map
Date	December 25, 1846
Location	near Las Cruces, New Mexico
Result	American victory
Belligerents
Mexico	United States
Commanders and leaders
General Antonio Ponce de Léon; Rafael Carabajal	Alexander W. Doniphan
Strength
~500	850 mounted riflemen
Casualties and losses
11 or 43 killed; 17or ~150 wounded	7 wounded

The Battle of El Brazito or Bracito took place on December 25, 1846 between the United States Army and the Mexican Army during the Mexican–American War.

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