"~30 killed or wounded" . . . "~700" . "Battle of Mier"@en . . "Mier Expedition"@en . "308militia" . "2,000infantry" . . "~3,000" . "~280 captured" . . "Mexican victory" . "1,000cavalry" . "The Mier Expedition was an offshoot of the Somervell Expedition, which was an unsuccessful military operation launched in November 1842 by a Texian militia against Mexican border settlements. It included a major battle at Ciudad Mier on December 26 and 27, 1842 which ended with a costly Mexican victory. The attack was partly in hopes of financial gain and partly in retaliation for the Dawson Massacre, in which thirty-six Texans were killed by the Mexican Army."@en . . . . . .