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Battle of Columbus

Battle of Columbus was a battle fought on 9 March 1916 at Columbus, in what is now New Mexico, United States. The recorded result: Villista tactical defeat; Columbus heavily damaged; Columbus was raided successfully; Villistas withdraw with heavy casualties. Recorded strength: 353 against 484.

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Fotografía de la Batalla de Columbus. OSCAR, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 March 1916
WhereColumbus, New Mexico, United States31.831N, 107.002W
OutcomeVillista tactical defeat; Columbus heavily damaged; Columbus was raided successfully; Villistas withdraw with heavy casualties
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstConventionists; División del Norte

Record

Date9 March 1916
PlaceColumbus, New Mexico, United States
31.831N, 107.002W
KindBattle, First World War
Strength353484
Casualties and losses8 soldiers killed and 6 woundedAt least 67 killed and many more wounded; 11 captured (6 executed); 10 civilians killed, 2 wounded
Commanders
  • Herbert Jermain Slocum
  • Frank Tompkins
Battle of ColumbusBattle of ColumbusBattle of Ciudad JuárezSecond Battle of MesillaBattle of Ciudad JuárezFirst Battle of MesillaBattle of ZaragozaSecond Battle of MesillaFirst Battle of MesillaBattle of ZaragozaAlamogordoAscensión100 km31.831N, 107.002W
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Elsewhere in 1916

Battle of Columbus is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (26 in New Mexico).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2488483, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Columbus (1916), revision 1370437514, 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.