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Battle of Rio Grande City
Part of the Cortina War
DateDecember 27, 1859
Location
Result United States victory
Belligerents
Mexico Cortinistas United States United States
Commanders and leaders
Juan Cortina Samuel P. Heintzelman
John Salmon Ford
Strength
590 men 348 men
Casualties and losses
60 - 200 killed

The Battle of Rio Grande City was a military engagement between pro-Mexican Cortinistas and a group of US Army regulars supported by Texas Rangers.