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First Battle of Tijuana

First Battle of Tijuana 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: Magonista victory, rebels capture Tijuana. Recorded strength: ~220 infantry against 200 infantry.

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Rebeldes magonistas de origen mexicano que participaron en la Segunda División del Ejército liberal que capturó Tijuana en 1911.
Rebeldes magonistas de origen mexicano que participaron en la Segunda División del Ejército liberal que capturó Tijuana en 1911.. https://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/99winter/images/p15z.jpg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1911
WhereMexico32.536N, 117.037W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMagonista victory, rebels capture Tijuana.
BelligerentsLiberal Party; Liberal ArmyagainstGovernment; Federal Army
Casualties and losses~20 killed; ~10 woundedand12 killed; ~10 wounded; 1 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, 191918351919First Battle of Tijuana, 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)
to 1911
PlaceMexico
32.536N, 117.037W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~220 infantry200 infantry
Casualties and losses~20 killed; ~10 wounded12 killed; ~10 wounded; 1 captured
Commanders
  • Caryl Ap Rhys Pryce
First Battle of TijuanaFirst Battle of TijuanaBattle of San PasqualCapture of MexicaliBattle of Dominguez RanchoBattle of San PasqualSan DiegoEnsenadaIrvineOceansideEl Centro100 km32.536N, 117.037W
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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First Battle of Tijuana 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 Q5452536, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Tijuana, revision 1370619000, 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.