Siege of La Paz | |||||||
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Part of the Pacific Coast Campaign | |||||||
Marines raising the American flag over La Paz, Mexico, 1847. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Mexico | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henry S. Burton | Manuel Pineda Muñoz | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
115 infantry[1]: 27 | ~500 militia[2]: 164 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 wounded[2]: 165 |
~36 killed 60 deserted[2]: 165 |
The siege of La Paz was a Mexican siege of their city of La Paz in Baja California Sur. Mexican militia forces attempted to destroy the United States Army garrison, occupying the peninsular town. The siege occurred over twelve days in November and December 1847, at the end of the Mexican–American War.