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Battle of Casas Grandes

Battle of Casas Grandes was a battle fought in 1911 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: Government victory. Recorded strength: ~600 rebels against ~1,100; infantry,; cavalry,; 2 artillery pieces.

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Location map of Nuevo Casas Grandes, México.
Location map of Nuevo Casas Grandes, México.. Battroid, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1911
WhereMexico30.382N, 107.957W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGovernment victory
BelligerentsMaderistasagainstGovernment; Federal Army
Casualties and losses58 killed,; unknown wounded,; 41 capturedand37 killed,; 60 wounded
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 Casas Grandes, 1911
19 placed engagements of the Mexican Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1911 (year precision)
PlaceMexico
30.382N, 107.957W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~600 rebels~1,100; infantry,; cavalry,; 2 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses58 killed,; unknown wounded,; 41 captured37 killed,; 60 wounded
Commanders
  • Francisco I. Madero
  • Agustín A. Valdez
  • Samuel García Cuellar
Battle of Casas GrandesBattle of Casas GrandesLa Noche TristeLa Noche TristeDouglasVilla AhumadaNacozari de GarcíaAscensión100 km30.382N, 107.957W
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 Casas Grandes 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 Q4870668, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Casas Grandes, revision 1370436442, 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.