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Battle of Ciudad Juárez

Battle of Ciudad Juárez was a battle fought in 1919 at Ciudad Juárez, in what is now Mexico. It was part of the Mexican Revolution, which ran from 1910 to 1920. The recorded result: United States/Carrancista victory. Recorded strength: 9,500 revolutionary Pancho Villa against 7,300 Mexican soldiers.

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The Ciudad Juarez Racetrack in Chihuahua, Mexico on June 16, 1919, during the United States Army intervention. Note the cannonball hole in the north cupola of the grandstand, caused by American artill
The Ciudad Juarez Racetrack in Chihuahua, Mexico on June 16, 1919, during the United States Army intervention. Note the cannonball hole in the north cupola of the grandstand, caused by American artill. United States Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1919
WhereCiudad Juárez, Mexico31.731N, 106.463W
OutcomeUnited States/Carrancista victory
BelligerentsVillistas; División del NorteagainstCarrancistas; Constitutional Army; United States; United States Army
Casualties and losses~150 killed or woundedand67 Mexican soldiers and 27 civilians killed
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 Ciudad Juárez, 1919
19 placed engagements of the Mexican Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1919 (year precision)
to 16 June 1919
PlaceCiudad Juárez, Mexico
31.731N, 106.463W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength9,500 revolutionary Pancho Villa7,300 Mexican soldiers
Casualties and losses~150 killed or wounded67 Mexican soldiers and 27 civilians killed; 2 killed; 10 wounded
Commanders
  • Pablo González Garza
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Battle of Ciudad Juárez 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 Q4870753, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ciudad Juárez (1919), revision 1381731705, 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.