Battle of Embudo Pass

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The Battle of Embudo Pass was a key 1847 engagement in northern New Mexico during the Jicarilla War, where U.S. forces fought Native American and Mexican insurgents in rugged mountain terrain.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Engagement at Embudo Pass ⓘ
armedForcesInvolved Missouri volunteers ⓘ
U.S. regular troops ⓘ
local militia on the insurgent side ⓘ
associatedPlace Rio Grande valley ⓘ
belligerent New Mexican insurgents ⓘ
Pueblo allies of the New Mexican insurgents ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
casualtiesSide United States forces suffered light casualties ⓘ
insurgent forces suffered higher casualties ⓘ
combatType land battle ⓘ
commander Captain John H. K. Burgwin ⓘ
Ceran St. Vrain ⓘ
Sterling Price ⓘ
commemoratedBy historical markers near Embudo, New Mexico ⓘ
conflict Taos Revolt ⓘ
countryAtTime United States territory of New Mexico ⓘ
date 1847-01-29 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Pueblo de Taos ⓘ
historicalEra mid-19th century American expansion ⓘ
location Embudo Pass, New Mexico ⓘ
near present-day Embudo, New Mexico ⓘ
opponentType New Mexican and Pueblo insurgents ⓘ
opposingCommander insurgent New Mexican leaders (names uncertain) ⓘ
partOf Mexican–American War ⓘ
partOfCampaign U.S. campaign to suppress the Taos Revolt ⓘ
precededBy outbreak of the Taos Revolt in January 1847 ⓘ
primaryWeaponry artillery used by U.S. forces nearby in the campaign ⓘ
muskets and rifles ⓘ
region northern New Mexico ⓘ
relatedConflict Mexican–American War ⓘ
Taos Revolt of 1847 ⓘ
linked to: Taos Revolt
relatedTo occupation of New Mexico by U.S. forces ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
strategicImportance helped clear resistance in northern New Mexico ⓘ
opened the road toward Taos for U.S. forces ⓘ
tactics U.S. flanking movement up the slopes ⓘ
insurgent use of elevated firing positions ⓘ
terrain rugged mountain pass ⓘ
steep slopes and narrow defiles ⓘ
year 1847 ⓘ

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Jicarilla War → hasPart → Battle of Embudo Pass ⓘ