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Battle of Carrizal

Battle of Carrizal was a battle fought in 1916 in what is now Mexico. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Mexican Revolution, which ran from 1910 to 1920. The recorded result: Mexican victory. Recorded strength: 150 against 200.

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Fought1916
WhereMexico30.417N, 106.367W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMexican victory
BelligerentsCarrancistasagainstUnited States
Casualties and losses27 killed; 39 woundedand12 killed; 28 wounded; 24 captured
Part ofMexican Revolution1910 to 1920

Where it sits in the Mexican Revolution

Battle of Lipantitlán, 1835Battle of Cuautla, 1911First Battle of Tijuana, 1911Capture of Mexicali, 1911Battle of Casas Grandes, 1911Battle of Ciudad Juárez, 1911First Battle of Rellano, 1912Second Battle of Rellano, 1912Battle of Naco, 1913Battle of Nogales, 1913First Battle of Torreón, 1913Battle of Zaragoza, 1913Battle of San Pedro de las Colonias, 1914Battle of Zacatecas, 1914Second Battle of Agua Prieta, 1915Battle of Nogales, 1915Battle of Carrizal, 1916Third Battle of Torreón, 1916Battle of Ciudad Juárez, 191918351919Battle of Carrizal, 1916
19 placed engagements of the Mexican Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1916 (year precision)
PlaceMexico
30.417N, 106.367W
KindBattle, First World War
Strength150200
Casualties and losses27 killed; 39 wounded12 killed; 28 wounded; 24 captured
Commanders
  • Félix Uresti Gómez
  • Genovevo Rivas Guillén
  • Charles T. Boyd
  • Henry R. Adair
Battle of CarrizalBattle of CarrizalBattle of Tres CastillosBattle of ZaragozaBattle of Tres CastillosBattle of ZaragozaNuevo Casas GrandesVilla AhumadaAscensiónVan Horn100 km30.417N, 106.367W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Carrizal is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 160 in present-day Mexico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887932, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Carrizal, revision 1382912722, 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.