Here is a fascinating bit of history from the “History Guy” about when the navies of the Republic of Texas and the Republic of the Yucatan faced off against the most modern warships of their time, the ironclads of the Mexican Navy, the steamers Guadalupe and Moctezuma. They fought in the Naval Battle of Campeche in 1843. Remarkably, the battle between the wooden ships and the iron steamers ended in a draw.
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