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First Battle of Torreón

First Battle of Torreón was a battle fought on 27 September 1913 in what is now Mexico; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the Mexican Revolution, which ran from 1910 to 1920. The recorded result: Revolutionary victory. Recorded strength: 4,000–9,000 against 3,000.

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Pressefoto zur mexikanischen Revolution: Ansicht des Nationalpalastes in Mexiko-Stadt, aufgenommen während der Kampfhandlungen der Decena trágica im Februar 1913
Pressefoto zur mexikanischen Revolution: Ansicht des Nationalpalastes in Mexiko-Stadt, aufgenommen während der Kampfhandlungen der Decena trágica im Februar 1913. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 September 1913lasted 4 days
WhereMexico25.533N, 103.433W
OutcomeRevolutionary victory
BelligerentsConstitutionalists; División del NorteagainstGovernment; Federal Army
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 Torreón, 1913
19 placed engagements of the Mexican Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 September 1913
to 1 October 1913
PlaceMexico
25.533N, 103.433W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength4,000–9,0003,000
Commanders
  • Eutiquio Munguía
First Battle of TorreónFirst Battle of TorreónSecond Battle of TorreónThird Battle of TorreónSecond Battle of TorreónSan Pedro de las ColoniasParrasCuencameCanatlan100 km25.533N, 103.433W
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First Battle of Torreón 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 Q1295619, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Torreón, revision 1380941778, 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.