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{{short description|1847 battle during the Mexican–American War}}
{{one source|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=First Battle of Tuxpan
|image=The U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River ; destroying the forts, and taking possesion (sic) of the port of Tuspan (...) - painted by H. Walke L.U.S.N. LCCN98516044.jpg
|caption=The U.S. naval expedition under Commodore M. C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River; destroying the forts, and taking possession of the port of Tuspan
|partof=[[Mexican–American War]]
|date=18 April 1847
|place=[[Tuxpan]], [[Veracruz (state)|Veracruz]]
|result=United States victory
|combatant1={{flag|United States|1846}}
|combatant2={{flag|Mexico|1823}}
|commander1=[[Matthew C. Perry]]
|commander2=[[Martin Perfecto de Cos]]
|strength1=1,519 [[U.S. Marines|marines]]<ref name=Bauer /><br>(part of [[Mosquito Fleet]])
|strength2=300–400<ref name=Bauer />
|casualties1=3 killed<br>11 wounded<ref name=Bauer />
|casualties2=Unknown, likely many
|}}
{{Mosquito Fleet Campaign}}
{{Campaignbox Mexican-American War}}

The '''First Battle of Tuxpan''' was the only major battle fought during the [[Mexican–American War]] at [[Tuxpan, Mexico]].<ref name=Bauer />{{rp|337}}

==Background==
Commodore [[Matthew C. Perry]]'s [[Home Squadron]] extended its [[blockade]] of Mexico's eastern ports to include [[Tuxpan]] and Tabasco, more commonly known as [[Villahermosa]].<ref name=Bauer />{{rp|337}} Perry's [[Mosquito Fleet]] carrying a landing force of 1,519 men and four pieces of artillery, reached the mouth of the [[Tuxpan River (Veracruz)|Tuxpan River]] on 17 April. The Mexicans had five batteries with eight guns each, and about 400 men under the command of General [[Martin Perfecto de Cos]], along the six mile approach to the town.<ref name=Bauer />{{rp|337}}

==Battle==
On 18 April, Perry's crafts towed 30 barges upriver, and secured two downriver fortifications and those at the edge of town by 3 PM.<ref name=Bauer>Bauer, K.J., 1974, ''The Mexican War, 1846–1848'', New York: Macmillan, {{ISBN|0803261071}}</ref>{{rp|337}} The town surrendered by 4 PM, when Perry removed the guns and destroyed the fortifications before evacuating the town on 22 April, keeping a pair of craft to blockade the river.<ref name=Bauer />{{rp|337}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Nevin, David; editor, ''The Mexican War'' (1978)

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130701203240/http://www.dmwv.org/honoring/naval.htm Roll of Honor - U.S. Casualties of Naval Actions in the War with Mexico]

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