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Battle of Ambos Nogales

Battle of Ambos Nogales was a battle fought on 27 August 1918 at Nogales, in what is now Arizona, United States. It was part of the Mexican Border War, which ran from 1910 to 1919. Recorded strength: ~1500 against Unknown.

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"Nogales, Santa Cruz Co. Showing boundary line between Arizona and Mexico." General view of center of town from hillside, looking west along International Street, ca. 1898~99. source Note - file origi
"Nogales, Santa Cruz Co. Showing boundary line between Arizona and Mexico." General view of center of town from hillside, looking west along International Street, ca. 1898~99. source Note - file origi. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Comm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 August 1918
WhereNogales, Arizona, United States31.333N, 110.942W
OutcomeCeasefire Agreed; Binational cease-fire arranged; Permanent border wall established in Ambos Nogales; American Invasion of Nogales Repulsed by the Mexicans
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstMexico; Alleged: German Empire
Part ofMexican Border War1910 to 1919

Where it sits in the Mexican Border War

Siege of Naco, 1914Battle of Guerrero, 1916Battle of Ambos Nogales, 191819141918Battle of Ambos Nogales, 1918
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Record

Date27 August 1918
PlaceNogales, Arizona, United States
31.333N, 110.942W
KindBattle, First World War
Strength~1500Unknown
Casualties and losses15 soldiers, 2 civilians killed; 28 soldiers, several civilians woundedMexico: (Mexico claims 30 casualties) USA Up to 28-30 soldiers, about 100 civilians killed; 129 new graves were counted; About 300 total wounded; Alleged: 2 German soldiers killed
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Battle of Ambos Nogales is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (28 in Arizona).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870288, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ambos Nogales, revision 1377986143, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.