Battle of Rio Grande City

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Battle of Rio Grande City
Part of the Cortina War
Texas Historical Marker in Rio Grande City
Date December 27, 1859 Location Rio Grande City, Texas La Bolsa, Mexico Result United States victory
Belligerents
Cortinistas	United States
Commanders and leaders
Juan Cortina	Samuel P. Heintzelman (Fort Brown) Captain Stoneman (2nd Cavalry) Major John Salmon Ford (Texas Rangers) Captain Tobin (Texas Rangers)
Strength
about 700 men[1]: 275	348 men
Casualties and losses
200 killed[1]: 275

The Battle of Rio Grande City was a military engagement during the Cortina War between pro-Mexican Cortinistas and a group of US Army regulars supported by Texas Rangers.