War of 1866
Date4 January 1866 – 29 October 1866
(9 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Result Mexican Republican, American, Prussian, and Italian victory
North America:
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • Centralist Republic of Mexico 70,000
  • Supported by
  • United States 3,000
Casualties and losses
  • 31,962 killed
  • 8,304 wounded
  • 33,281 captured
  • 11,000 executed[8]
  • 14,000 killed[8]
Details
    • France: 6,654 dead[4]
    • inc. 5,000 from disease[4]
  • Mexican Empire: 5,671 dead
  • Belgium: 573 dead
    • Austria: 455 Austrians dead
    • inc. 199 from disease[7]
    • 177 Hungarians dead[9]
    • Egypt:126 dead[10]
    • inc. 46 from disease[11]
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