Last Stand at Hacienda Camarón
- When
- 30 April 1863
- Where
- Hacienda Camarón
Captain Jean Danjou's detachment was surrounded near Camarón de Tejeda by a large Mexican force. Refusing to surrender, the legionnaires made a determined defensive stand at the Hacienda Camarón.
The small French detachment, led by Captain Jean Danjou, was escorting a supply convoy when it was surrounded near the village of Camarón de Tejeda in Veracruz by a force of around 2,000 Mexican troops. Refusing repeated calls to surrender, the legionnaires made a determined defensive stand at the Hacienda Camarón, holding out for nearly eleven hours until they were either killed, wounded, or captured.
Sources
- Battle of Camarón Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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