Capture of Mazatlán

11 November 1847, Mazatlán, Sinaloa

American victory; Mazatlán occupied

Commodore Shubrick brought Independence, Congress and Cyane into Mazatlán, Mexico's biggest Pacific port, and landed about 700 sailors and marines. The Mexican garrison withdrew without a fight, and the port stayed in American hands until the end of the war.

United States Navy

3 ships, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
USS Independence Shubrick's flagship	Frigate	Survived
USS Congress	Frigate	Survived
USS Cyane	Sloop	Survived

Mexican garrison

No ships engaged

Forts, batteries and aircraft	Strength	Outcome
Mazatlán garrison Under Colonel Rafael Téllez, who pulled his troops out before the landing.	Not recorded	Withdrew without a fight

Forts, batteries and aircraft

Strength

Outcome

Mazatlán garrison

Under Colonel Rafael Téllez, who pulled his troops out before the landing.

Not recorded

Withdrew without a fight

Fleet Ledger

Capture of Mazatlán

United States Navy

Mexican garrison

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